AMD Ryzen 5 5500

AMD Ryzen 5 5500
  • Cores: 6
  • L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
  • TDP: 65 W
  • Transistor size: 7 nm
Ryzen 5 5500 - desktop processor produced by Amd for socket AM4 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3600 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4200 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip doesn’t have integrated graphics.

Review

Single-Core Performance
55
Multi-Core Performance
28
Power Efficiency
54
Integrated Graphics
n/a
NanoReview Final Score
44
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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
82
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
588
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 424
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2421

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1961
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8220
File compression 819.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 61.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 147.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 233.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 191.9 pages/sec
Background blur 40.4 images/sec
Photo processing 61.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 907 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3061
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
19247
Integer math 64.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 36.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 24.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 245.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 15772 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
143.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 126.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 296.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.21 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
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (leosangester)Cinebench 2024429 / 2105
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Aideau)Cinebench 2026424 / 2421
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU2028 / 8385
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Cinebench 202488 / 627
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU1972 / 8289
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Cinebench 202488 / 627
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU1972 / 8289
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-12 (Dg89)Cinebench 202478 / 498

Specifications

Ryzen 5 5500 technical specifications

General

Vendor Amd
Released March 15, 2022
Type Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent - Intel Core i5 11400
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 143rd place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 36x
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W
Socket AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking - 131st place

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 24
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

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Random October 18, 2025 at 02:59 PM
Is it good with rtx 3050?
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