Ryzen 7 2700 vs Ryzen 5 5500 comparison
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5500 performs better than the Ryzen 7 2700. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 2700 in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 2700 has slightly more cores than the Ryzen 5 5500. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700 has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 5500. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 5500. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5500 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 7 2700. Also, the Ryzen 5 5500 has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 7 2700 has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 5 5500. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.
Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 2700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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