AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X sit within a few percent of each other on our index. Treat them as equivalent in raw performance and decide on price, power draw and — for graphics cards — video memory instead.
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Generation | Zen 3 | Zen+ |
| Multi-thread index | 83 (better) | 82 |
| Single-thread index | 94 (better) | 81 |
| Cores | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz (better) |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| TDP | 65 W (better) | 105 W |
| Release year | 2022 (better) | 2018 |
| Integrated graphics | No | No |
Green marks the stronger figure for that row only — for power draw and PSU requirement, lower is treated as better. Performance indexes are CanMyPcPlay estimates; read how they are derived.
Which should you pick?
- Games follow single-thread. For gaming, the single-thread index matters more than core count.
- Creative work follows multi-thread. Rendering, compiling and encoding scale with cores.
- Sockets differ. Moving between platforms usually means a new motherboard and often new memory.