AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X
1510
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1379
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
14077
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
9810
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
92
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
80
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
801
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
684
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
3383
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
26627
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a
Integer Math92.9 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math51.8 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search120 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort33.5 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption20.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression323.6 MB/sn/a
Physics1341 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions217 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
2166
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
1931
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
10313
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
8202
File Compression1060 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation78.8 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser209.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering307.8 MP/secn/a
Text Processing217.9 pages/sn/a
Background Blur41.4 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing76.8 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing18.6 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
205.55
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 158.7 PPW 78.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 409.6 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.3 PPW 6.5 PPW
Blender / W 3.16 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 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 3.4 GHz 3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.6 GHz 4 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier34x30x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache32 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 Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 51.2 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 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

Which CPU would you pick?
10 (58.82%)
7 (41.18%)
Total Votes: 17

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