AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Compare AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop 8 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 5000 Series 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

7276 points
27% slightly better overall score
5702 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

8888 points
12% slightly better gaming score
7868 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6737 points
34% slightly better multitasking score
4995 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6586 points
36% slightly better heavy workload score
4828 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and the Ryzen 5 5500X3D? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

209.61 points
44% significantly higher Blender score
144.95 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
33% slightly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

16
33% slightly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.40 GHz
13% slightly higher clock speed
3.00 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.5 GHz
12% slightly higher turbo speed
4 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

105 W
Identical
105 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

512 KiB
33% slightly more L1 cache
384 KiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

4 MiB
33% slightly more L2 cache
3 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

96 MiB
Identical
96 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

185th of 1,121
290th of 1,121

Family

The product line

Ryzen 7 Desktop
Ryzen 5000 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 April
2025 June

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
-

Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Ryzen 5 5500X3D comparison

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D beats the Ryzen 5 5500X3D in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 5 5500X3D in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Ryzen 5 5500X3D has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Also, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D has slightly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. 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 5800X3D has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons