AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1364
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+58%
2160
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10550
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+85%
19539
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1776
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+87%
3333
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7245
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+141%
17500
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3028
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+52%
4627
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19373
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
+92%
37369
General Parameters
Mar 2022
Release Date
Jun 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Cezanne
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
AM4
Socket
AM5
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
38
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
