Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 5 7500X3D — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 26% to 45%, including 34% in Cinebench R23 multi (14,200 vs 10,561).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500 and the Ryzen 5 7500X3D. Released 2022 (Ryzen 5 5500), 2025 (Ryzen 5 7500X3D). Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5500

6 cores65W TDP$159 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5500 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 4

Ryzen 5 7500X3D

6 cores65W TDP2025

Full Ryzen 5 7500X3D benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 5500	Ryzen 5 7500X3D
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.6	4
boost clock ghz	4.2	4.5
tdp w	65	65
l2 cache mb	—	6
l3 cache mb	16	96
process nm	7	5
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AM5

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Overclock3D, NoobFeed, NanoReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, VividRepairs, Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, HardwareDB, Overclocking.com, BenchLeaks, WCCFTech and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 5500	Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: Overclock3D, NoobFeed	—	792 points
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	588 pts	—
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	82 pts	—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, VividRepairs	10,561 points	14,200 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, VividRepairs	1,365 points	1,730 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, HardwareDB, Overclocking.com, GadgetVersus, BenchLeaks, WCCFTech	7,745 points	11,232 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	8,220 pts	—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Notebookcheck, HardwareDB, Overclocking.com, GadgetVersus, WCCFTech, BenchLeaks	1,902 points	2,399 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	1,961 pts	—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	19,267 pts	25,032 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,495 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,495 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500 or the Ryzen 5 7500X3D?

The Ryzen 5 7500X3D is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 26% to 45%, including 34% in Cinebench R23 multi (14,200 vs 10,561).