AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 5 5500X3D

61 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7500F against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 5 5500X3D. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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
92.5
(Very good)
Value Index
42.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500X3D and 7500F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • 43% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2766 vs 1935 points
  • 25% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4 GHz)
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 1 year and 11 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 612 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3520 -
Cinebench Scores (#198th place)

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)
13306
File compression 1530 MB/sec 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation 95 Klines/sec 54.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 300.3 pages/sec 201.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 348.4 Mpixels/sec 238.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 295.5 pages/sec 182.7 pages/sec
Background blur 43.4 images/sec 45.6 images/sec
Photo processing 108.3 images/sec 75.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.4 Mpixels/sec 13.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1117 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
26531
Integer math 78.3 GOps/sec 60 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.8 GOps/sec 34.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 195M Primes/sec 170M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.2M Strings/sec 23.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Data compression 301.9 MBytes/sec 230.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1715 Frames/sec 2280 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.6B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 5446 & 338 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
202.93

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.8 PPW 5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 204.7 PPW 85.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 408.2 PPW 193.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.12 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 5 7500F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 (tachanka)Cinebench 2026578 / 3271
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-09 (Bobalazs)Cinebench 2026612 / 3520
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-10 (mav)Cinebench 2026577 / 2956
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-23 (Hengx)Cinebench 2024112 / 833
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-10 (PleVor)Cinebench 2024114 / 893
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Ryzen 5 5500X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released July 23, 2023 June 5, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number - 5500X3D
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 13400F -
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (61st and 135th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Transistors 6.5 billions -
Fabrication Process 5 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 142 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 90ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (76th and 128th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - 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 7500F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Total votes: 9

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