AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 AMD Ryzen 5 5500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5500's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1057

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +27%

1351

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

8943

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +16%

10379

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1115

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +59%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

6098

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +18%

7245

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

1013

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +40%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

6735

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +6%

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

2173

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +39%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

15640

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +23%

19373

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Mar 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Cezanne

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

36x

Multiplier

36x

96K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

16MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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