Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 7 7700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 7700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 41% to 93%, including 76% in Cinebench R23 multi (18,567 vs 10,561).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500 and the Ryzen 7 7700. 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 7 7700

8 cores65W TDP

Full Ryzen 7 7700 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 7 7700
cores	6	8
threads	12	16
base clock ghz	3.6	3.8
boost clock ghz	4.2	5.3
tdp w	65	65
memory bus	—	Dual-channel
l3 cache mb	16	32
process nm	7	5
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AMD Socket 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 Notebookcheck, NanoReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, TechSpot, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, HardwareDB 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 7 7700
Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU (seconds, lower is better) (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck	—	266
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, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, TechSpot	10,561 points	18,567 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io	1,365 points	1,930 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck	7,745 points	14,969 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	8,220 pts	—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck	1,902 points	2,839 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	1,961 pts	—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	19,267 pts	34,360 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,050 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,060 points	—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500 or the Ryzen 7 7700?

The Ryzen 7 7700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 41% to 93%, including 76% in Cinebench R23 multi (18,567 vs 10,561).