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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 7 5700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 268%, including 268% in Cinebench R23 multi (38,900 vs 10,561).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500 and the Ryzen 7 5700. Both released in 2022. MSRP range: $159 · $179. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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*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

SpecRyzen 5 5500Ryzen 7 5700
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz 3.63.7
boost clock ghz 4.24.6
tdp w 6565
l3 cache mb 1616
process nm 77
socket AMD Socket AM4AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from NanoReview, Phoronix, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Puget Systems 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5500Ryzen 7 5700
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: Phoronix, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io		 10,561 points38,900 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io		 1,365 points2,150 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus		 7,745 points10,318 pts
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 8,220 pts—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus		 1,902 points2,362 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: NanoReview		 1,961 pts—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: Puget Systems, PassMark		 19,267 pts24,375 marks
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,298 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,296 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,060 points—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 5500

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5500 benchmark page →

Ryzen 7 5700

All Ryzen 7 5700 AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500 or the Ryzen 7 5700?

The Ryzen 7 5700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 24% to 268%, including 268% in Cinebench R23 multi (38,900 vs 10,561).

What did the Ryzen 5 5500 and the Ryzen 7 5700 cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 5500 launched at a $159 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 5700 at $179. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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