AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 5500, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1358
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1379
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10412
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
9810
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
78
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
80
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
549
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
684
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3057
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19342
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
Integer Math65.2 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math36.8 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search57 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort24.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption14.9 GB/sn/a
Data Compression245.5 MB/sn/a
Physics898 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions172 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1961
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1931
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
8220
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
8202
File Compression819.4 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation61.3 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser147.3 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering233.2 MP/secn/a
Text Processing191.9 pages/sn/a
Background Blur40.4 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing61.4 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing15.4 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
143.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 126.5 PPW 78.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 297.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 8.4 PPW 6.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.21 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced March, 15, 2022 June, 5, 2025
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier36x30x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 7 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 105 W
Max TDP (Boost) n/a 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 90 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 3.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20
Tech n/a - Memory: 3D V-Cache
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Results

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Survey

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Total Votes: 4

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