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Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X. All released in 2022. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-08-23. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5500AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
cores 6
threads 12
base clock ghz 3.6
boost clock ghz 4.2
tdp w 65
l3 cache mb 16
process nm 7
socket AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5500AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
Cinebench 2024 multi 2,836 points
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core 588 pts
Cinebench 2024 single 121 points
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core 82 pts
Cinebench R23 multi 10,412 points
Cinebench R23 single 1,358 points
Geekbench 6 multi 7,653 points23,292 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core 8,220 pts
Geekbench 6 single 1,872 points3,000 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core 1,961 pts
PassMark CPU Mark 19,255 points83,409 points
PassMark Single Thread 4,123 pts

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