AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, MATLAB, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, WPrime, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Blender, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 3DMark, SuperPi, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Valorant
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5500

56%

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5500 is 5% better than Ryzen 5 3500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Control, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	94.7
Valorant	108.9	107.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	60.3
Apex Legends	102.4	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	80.7
Overwatch	88.2	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	74.3
DOOM Eternal	54.5	53.8
Warzone	84.9	83.9
Assassin's Creed	91.5	90.4
Valheim	90.4	89.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5500

75%

Ryzen 5 3500

276%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5500 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	1129
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	464
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	2652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	995
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	7015

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Single-Core	2453	2504
Multi-Core	20203	12878

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Single-Core	1479	1245
Multi-Core	7682	6579

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	February 18, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FP5
Core name	Cezanne	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	4MB	2MB
L3 cache	32MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457	YM3500C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500 is 41% better than Ryzen 5 3500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5500 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 5
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Core i9-13900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i7-13700F
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400G
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i5-11500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-9900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i9-10900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Core i7-10700F
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-11600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i5-11400T
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700X
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Core i5-11500
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i7-9800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700T
• Vs Core i3-11100B
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i5-10500T
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-11500B
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i5-11600T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i9-9900
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Core i5-9600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i5-9500F
• Vs Core i3-13300
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Core i7-5820K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
• Vs Core i5-13490F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4655GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Core i7-6900K
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE