AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU Comparison Result
Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.
Advantages
- More Total Cores: 8 (8 vs 6)
- Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 5.3GHz (Up to 5.3GHz vs Up to 4.2GHz)
- Larger L3 Cache: 32MB (32MB vs 16MB)
- Higher Technology: TSMC 5nm FinFET (TSMC 5nm FinFET vs TSMC 7nm FinFET)
- Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 5.0 (PCIe® 5.0 vs PCIe 3.0)
- Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR5 vs DDR4)
- Newer Launch Date: January 2023 (January 2023 vs April 2022)
Basic
AMD
Label Name
AMD
January 2023
Launch Date
April 2022
Desktop
Platform
Desktop
Raphael
Code Name
Vermeer
CPU Specifications
8
Total Cores
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Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
6
16
Total Threads
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Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
12
3.8GHz
Basic Frequency
3.6GHz
Up to 5.3GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
?
Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
Up to 4.2GHz
512KB
L1 Cache
384KB
8MB
L2 Cache
3MB
32MB
L3 Cache
16MB
AM5
CPU Socket
?
The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.
AM4
TSMC 5nm FinFET
Technology
?
Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
TSMC 7nm FinFET
65W
TDP
65W
95°C
Max. Operating Temperature
?
Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.
90°C
PCIe® 5.0
PCI Express Version
?
PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.
PCIe 3.0
Memory Specifications
DDR5
Memory Type
?
Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
DDR4
2
Memory Channels
?
The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.
2
-
Bus Speed
Up to 3200MT/s
GPU Specifications
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated Graphics Model
?
An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.
Discrete Graphics Card Required
2200 MHz
Graphics Frequency
?
Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Ryzen 7 7700
2839
+53%
Ryzen 5 5500
1858
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Ryzen 7 7700
14638
+90%
Ryzen 5 5500
7691
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Ryzen 7 7700
1690
+23%
Ryzen 5 5500
1371
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Ryzen 7 7700
5882
Ryzen 5 5500
6436
+9%
Passmark CPU Single Core
Ryzen 7 7700
4063
+33%
Ryzen 5 5500
3060
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Ryzen 7 7700
34605
+78%
Ryzen 5 5500
19456
