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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Ryzen 5 5500X3D

48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D with 8-cores against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 5 5500X3D with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
25.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
42.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500X3D and 5700X3D
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
  • Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
vs
Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1080 MB/sec 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation 77.8 Klines/sec 54.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 182.4 pages/sec 201.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 286.8 Mpixels/sec 238.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 193.2 pages/sec 182.7 pages/sec
Background blur 48.6 images/sec 45.6 images/sec
Photo processing 66.3 images/sec 75.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.2 Mpixels/sec 13.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5700X3D +29%
26302
Ryzen 5 5500X3D
20346
Integer math 81.1 GOps/sec 60 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.5 GOps/sec 34.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 224M Primes/sec 170M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 31.5M Strings/sec 23.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 18.8 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Data compression 307.1 MBytes/sec 230.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2686 Frames/sec 2280 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 21.2B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7979 & 338 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 5700X3D +29%
187.33
Ryzen 5 5500X3D
145.75

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 7.8 PPW 5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 96.2 PPW 85.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 250.5 PPW 193.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.78 PPW 1.39 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (trash.)Cinebench 2026440 / 3383
📘 2026-05-07 -> gills2794Cinebench 202478 / 754
📘 2026-01-07 (grhu)Cinebench 202481 / 723
📘 2025-10-04 (Chad)Cinebench 202482 / 749
📘 2025-08-10 (666)Geekbench 6 CPU1983 / 11215
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 8, 2024 June 5, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number - 5500X3D
Integrated GPU No No
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (120th and 135th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.0 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 30x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 96MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90°C 90°C
Desktop CPU ranking (112th and 128th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

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20 (57.1%)
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Total votes: 35

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Comments

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