Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Spec score
Spec score 44
$89
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 5500 against Ryzen 5 5600G
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Spec score
Spec score 44
$404
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 5500left
47 vs 45 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 5500: 44
Ryzen 5 5600G: 44
level
Gaming
Ryzen 5 5500: 47
Ryzen 5 5600G: 45
2 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 5500: 24
Ryzen 5 5600G: 25
1 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 5500: 60
Ryzen 5 5600G: 61
1 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 5500: 53.7
Ryzen 5 5600G: 23.2
131%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 5500: $82
Ryzen 5 5600G: $190
$108to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 5500: 6
Ryzen 5 5600G: 6
level
Threads
Ryzen 5 5500: 12
Ryzen 5 5600G: 12
level
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 5500: 4.2 GHz
Ryzen 5 5600G: 4.4 GHz
5%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 5500: 88 W
Ryzen 5 5600G: 88 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 5500 leads in games by 4%.
- The Ryzen 5 5600G has 4% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 5 5600G are level on single-core.
- The Ryzen 5 5500 typically costs $108 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 5500 is the better buy: 53.7 points per $100 against 23.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 5500 | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 3 | Zen 3 (Vega 7) |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 6 / 12 |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Built-in graphics | No | Yes (better) |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $82 (better) | $190 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.