AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
43.4Single-core—
38.6Multi-core—
42.4Gamingspec-based43.6
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 55003 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- 20% higher Base clock: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 20% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 24 vs 20
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
- 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2026 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | 88 W | — |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance cores | 6 | — |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | — |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz+20% | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz+5% |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 3 | 4+33% |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24+20% | 20 |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,750Bottom 44% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,900Bottom 40% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,390Bottom 41% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 10,100Bottom 37% | — |
| PassMark | 19,000Bottom 33% | — |
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