AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5500

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop processor with 6 cores and 12 threads, built on the Zen 3 architecture (7 nm process). It launched in Apr 2022. Clocks run from 3.6 GHz base to 4.2 GHz boost. A 16-MB L3 cache backs the cores (3.2 MB per core). It supports DDR4 memory. The chip drops into the AM4 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (24 lanes). Rated TDP is 65 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMD-V (Hardware Virtualization), AMD SEV.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 scores 3,062 in single-core performance and 19,252 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,678 for overall performance, 16,801 for productivity performance, 16,100 for creator performance, 19,132 for engineering performance and 13,999 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,209 per core, 1,604 per thread and 296 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 952. Its performance index is 95, so its overall performance is 5% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 scores 64,572 in integer math, 36,808 in floating-point math, 245,524 in compression, 14,791 in cryptography, 880 in physics simulation, 17,301 in vector SIMD, 55 in the prime sieve and 24,759 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 10% above in integer math, 20% below in floating-point math, 8% above in compression, 29% above in cryptography, 19% below in physics simulation, 12% above in vector SIMD, 18% below in the prime sieve and 9% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has 6 physical cores and runs 12 logical threads. It does not use a hybrid performance and efficiency core layout. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.60 GHz and boosts up to 4.20 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 5 family, uses the Zen 3 architecture, carries the codename Cezanne and is manufactured on a 7 nm process. It launched in Apr 2022.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has 384 KB of L1 cache, 3 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 19.4 MB of cache, or 3.23 MB per core. Each core has 512 KB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 384 KB, L2 at 3 MB and L3 at 16 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 83% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 supports DDR4 memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 51.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 uses the AM4 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 24 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a rated TDP of 65 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a die area of 180 mm², is built from 1 die and is manufactured by TSMC. It launched at a price of $159.

Feex has recorded 63% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count. Naming & Aliases: SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same AM4 socket as the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 5 5600F, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G, AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT, AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.