AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Overall Score
45/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 45/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
55/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
55/100
Rating: Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 3.6 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared)
Multiplier 36x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.2 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2421
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 424

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Background blur 40.4 images/sec
Clang compilation 61.3 Klines/sec
File compression 819.4 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 147.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 233.2 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 61.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 15.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 191.9 pages/sec

General

General specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i5 11400
Released March 15, 2022
Successor -AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
Type Desktop
Vendor Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
ECC Support No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page
PCI Express Lanes 24
PCI Express Version 3.0
Technologies - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 7 nm
Peak Temperature 90°C
Socket AM4
TDP (PL1) 65 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Data compression 245.4 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 14.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 17.3B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 55M Primes/sec
Floating point math 36.8 GOps/sec
Integer math 64.6 GOps/sec
Physics 881 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 24.7M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 2.21 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 126.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 296.1 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2026-01-12(Dg89) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-02-21->sububurbiabomb22 GeekBench
📘 2026-06-04(Aideau) Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-06-10(leosangester) Cinebench 2024

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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