AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
—Single-core74.9
—Multi-core61.2
43.6Gamingspec-based66.6
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
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 5500F
- 38% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 105 W
- Has Cooler included — the other doesn't
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- 167% higher L2 cache: 8 MB vs 3 MB
- 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
- 50% higher Base clock: 4.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 40% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 28 vs 20
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2022 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM5 |
| Process | 7 nm | 5 nm+29% |
| Base TDP | 65 W+38% | 105 W |
| Max turbo power | — | 142 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | No |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 16+33% |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 4.5 GHz+50% |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 5.4 GHz+23% |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB+167% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 32 MB+100% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | AMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2) |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,200 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-5200 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4 | 5+25% |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 28+40% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,780Top 30% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 16,000Top 27% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,970Top 25% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 19,500Top 28% |
| PassMark | — | 36,500Top 32% |
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