AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, rendering, video editing, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like RealBench, Furmark, PCMark 10, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Blender, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, 7zip, AIDA64, WPrime, Handbrake, PassMark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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 9 PRO 3900

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is 5% better than Ryzen 5 5500. 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 9 PRO 3900

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	99.7
Valorant	108.9	113.3
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	63.5
Apex Legends	102.4	106.5
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	85.0
Overwatch	88.2	91.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	78.2
DOOM Eternal	54.5	56.7
Warzone	84.9	88.4
Assassin's Creed	91.5	95.2
Valheim	90.4	94.1

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 9 PRO 3900

64%

To make a finishing resolution 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 5500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	202
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	3007
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	499
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	6987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1182
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	17436

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Single-Core	2453	2663
Multi-Core	20203	31704

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Single-Core	1479	1252
Multi-Core	7682	11494

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	September 30, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	6	12
Threads	12	24
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache	4MB	6MB
L3 cache	32MB	64MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457	100-000000072

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500 is 13% better than Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has 6 more core than Ryzen 5 5500. 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: 6
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is better: 26
However, it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 9 PRO 3900 specs and review.