AMD Ryzen 5 5500
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Name
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop / Server
Segment
Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 5000G
CPU group
AMD Ryzen 5000
AMD Ryzen 5
Family
AMD Ryzen 5
4
Generation
4
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Predecessor
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
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Successor
AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
3.50 GHz
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
normal
Core architecture
normal
6 / 12
CPU Cores / Threads
6 / 12
Yes
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
6x
Cores
6x
4.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
4.40 GHz
--
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
4.20 GHz

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600. 

no iGPU
GPU name
no iGPU
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. GPU Memory
--
--
Direct X
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
2 (Dual Channel)
No
ECC
No
51.2 GB/s
Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
3.0 x 24
PCIe
4.0 x 20
Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

95 °C
Tjunction max.
95 °C
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TDP up
--
45 W
TDP down
45 W
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TDP (PL2)
--
65 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
65 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

16.00 MB
L3-Cache
32.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
7 nm
Cezanne (Zen 3)
Architecture
Vermeer (Zen 3)
AMD-V, SVM
Virtualization
AMD-V, SVM
AM4 (PGA 1331)
Socket
AM4 (PGA 1331)
Q2/2022
Release date
Q2/2022
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
3.00 MB
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
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Part Number
--
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
ISA extensions
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Chiplet
Chip design
Chiplet
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Operating systems
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
159 $
Release price
199 $
Technical data sheet
Documents
Technical data sheet

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

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