AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz 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 7 5800X Advantages
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+17%
1596
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1364
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+44%
15228
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10550
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+25%
2230
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1776
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+41%
10279
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7245
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+13%
1623
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1424
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+47%
10572
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7179
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+13%
3443
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
3028
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
+43%
27890
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
19373
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Mar 2022
Amd
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Core Architecture
Cezanne
AM4
Socket
AM4
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.15 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
65 W
90°C
Peak Operating Temperature
90 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
-
