AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Written analysis

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 at a glance

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is based on the Cezanne architecture and is manufactured using the 7 nm process at TSMC. It uses the AM4 socket with AMD 300 Series*, AMD 400 Series, AMD 500 Series chipsets, PCIe Gen 3, and DDR4 memory up to 3200 MT/s across Dual-channel memory. It has 6 cores at 3.60–4.20 GHz and 12 threads. Cache is 512 kB L2 and 16 MB L3.

This is a Desktop processor using consumer memory and expansion standards. Its workload suitability is better described by the measured application and gaming scores below than by core count alone.

Power is relatively modest at 65 W base and 65 W maximum, making compact cooling easier than on higher-power parts.

This CPU has no integrated graphics. A discrete graphics card is required for display output.

Best fit: Cost-conscious desktop builds paired with a discrete GPU and workloads appropriate to its measured tier.

Application performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a budget CPU, at 27.75% of the dataset’s best application performance. Best for browsing, office work, and media.

Application value is excellent at 98.0 performance per dollar.

Gaming performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a budget gaming CPU, at 48.54% of the dataset’s best 1080p CPU-limited gaming. Keep the GPU in the same class.

Gaming value is exceptional at 112.6 performance per dollar.