It has been more than a year since AMD released the Ryzen 5000 series processor, during which time, the Ryzen 5000 series processors have brought a higher frame gaming experience to gamers with the strong performance of the 7nm process and Zen3 architecture, while further improving the efficiency of content creators. At the same time, the excellent performance of the Ryzen 5000 series processors has also put a lot of pressure on Intel, and the British even released the 11th and 12th generations of Core products in the past year to cope with the Ryzen 5000 series processors. Even so, the Ryzen™ 5000 series processors still maintain a cost-effective advantage and are still great value for gamers.
Ryzen™ 5000 with 11th Generation Core
This year, AMD has confirmed the launch of Zen4 processors, but before the release of Zen4, AMD prepared appetizers in advance. In addition to what you have heard, it is said that the game performance can match the Core i9-12900K Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor. AMD also released another 3 new Ryzen™ 5000 series processors some time ago, including Ryzen 7 5700X, Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5000, which is to make up for the gap in the mid-range entry of the Ryzen 5000 series processor, counting the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the current Ryzen 5000 series family has 8 products. And what we are going to review today is also the most introductory Ryzen™ 5500 processor in the Ryzen 5000 series processor.
Ryzen™ 5000 Series
Ryzen™ 5 5500 processor performance is also officially unblocked today, and Ryzen™ 5000G series APUs, this processor has reduced in the level-three cache compared to other models, but this processor still uses Zen3 architecture, so there is no need to worry too much about performance. Ryzen™ 5 5500 processor positioning entry, challenge the 11th generation Of Core should be no problem, this time we also use the 11th generation Core alignment of core i5-11400F and Ryzen 5 5500 to make a comparison.
parameter
In terms of parameters, the Ryzen 5 5500 has a greater advantage, using a more advanced 7nm process, a higher CPU frequency, a larger tertiary cache, and no lock multiplier, which can further improve performance through overclocking. The advantage of the Core i5-11400F is that the turbo frequency is higher, the single core performance will theoretically be stronger, and pcIe 4.0 is supported. At the same time, these two processorSPps are 65W, without a core display, and need to be equipped with a unique display when installed. Let's conduct a practical comparison test, first look at the test platform.
Test platform
This time we will conduct a full range of tests on these two processors, divided into single-threaded test, multi-threaded test, file compression test, productivity test, 3D Mark test and game test, first look at the processor single-thread test results.
Single-threaded testing:
The software involved in the single-threaded test is CINEBENCH R23/20/15 and Super PI, except for the smaller the Super PI score, the better.
Single-threaded testing
Single-threaded test, although the maximum frequency of the Ryzen 5500 is not as high as the Core i5-11400F, through the optimization of the Zen3 architecture, the Ryzen 5500 has a stronger performance in the three tests of CINEBENCH R23/20/15, and the Core i5-11400F wins the Super PI test.
Multithreaded testing:
Multithreaded testing involves software such as CINEBENCH R23/20/15 and Fritz Chess Benchmark, and the bigger the test score, the better.
Multithreaded testing
Multi-threaded test machine is still Ryzen 5 5500 advantage is greater, in addition to CINEBENCH R23 version of Core i5-11400F anti-overtaking, the other three software tests are still Ryzen 5 5500 better results, multi-threaded testing has always been the strength of Ryzen™ processors, previous generations of Ryzen products mainly rely on the same price of core thread advantages to fight poor performance, and now the Ryzen™ 5000 processor in the same core thread has no fear of any of the same level of Core products.
File compression test:
Below we use WinRAR and 7-ZIP, two commonly used software, to test the decompression ability of these two processors.
File compression test
The file compression test can be seen as a multi-threaded practical application, the Ryzen™ 5500 scores higher in the 7-ZIP software, and the Core i5-11400F advantage software is WinRAR. This test score mainly depends on the optimization of the software to the processor, for the Ryzen 5500, 7-ZIP multi-threaded calls are definitely stronger than WinRAR, if the installed use of Ryzen 5500, the compression software will definitely choose 7-ZIP. Conversely, the Core i5-11400F will be more efficient at WinRAR.
Productivity Testing:
Productivity testing We will use X264, X265, two video encoding test software, as well as POV-Ray and Blender two open source graphics software for testing, except for Blender because the actual rendering time is as small as possible, the rest are bigger and better.
Productivity testing
The overall productivity test is still the advantage of the Ryzen 5500, which in addition to blender, has surpassed the Core i5-11400F in the X264, X265 and POV-Ray tests. At present, most of the creation software is also optimized for AMD processors, such as PR editing software, Ryzen™ 5500 can also provide a quality experience for light content creation.
3D Mark Score:
In the 3D Mark test, we selected the DX11-based Fire Strike project and the DX12 environment-based Time Spy project for testing.
3D Mark
The test results show that the Fire Strike test based on the DX11 is the advantage project of the Ryzen 5500 processor, while the Time Spy in the DX12 environment is still the Core i5-11400F. Games based on the DX11 environment are mainly online games, and it can be seen that the performance of the Ryzen 5500 processor on the online game will be better.
Game Test:
Finally, the game test we used the new map of "Overwatch", "World of Warcraft: Shadowlands" new map Zarey Nintis, "Forever", "CS: GO" these four online games and "Far Cry 5", "Tomb Raider: Shadow" two AAA masterpieces. With resolutions of 1080p and 2K, the highest quality presets, frame-count monitoring using Afterburner and benchmark.
1080p resolution
The 1080p resolution test showed that the Ryzen 5 5500 processor had higher frame rates in the Four Games of Eternal Destruction, Overwatch, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, and Far Cry 5, with CS:GO and Tomb Raider: Shadow better or Core i5-11400F frames.
2K resolution
In the 2K game, the advantage of the Ryzen 5500 became "Forever", "Overwatch" and "CS:GO", and the Core i5-11400F performed higher in the "World of Warcraft: Shadowlands" and "Tomb Raider: Shadow" two games, and the remaining "Far Cry 5" two processor frame rates were tied.
Ryzen™ 5 5500 In these game tests, whether it is 2K resolution or 1080 resolution, the frame rate advantage of the game is more play, especially online games. Even with the entry-level Ryzen™ 5000 processor, the optimizations brought by the Zen3 architecture allow the Ryzen 5500 to provide a better online gaming experience in its class.
Overall, the new generation of Ryzen 5 5500 still continues the style of Zen3 architecture, benchmarking and combat testing compared with the same level of 11th generation Core i5-11400F advantage projects. Not only does this processor fill the gap in the entry-level area of the Ryzen™ 5000 Series, but the performance is also an excellent choice for creating a cost-effective platform. Ryzen™ 5 5500 is currently priced at 1099 yuan, the initial price has been very cheap, the body plate of thousands of yuan is very suitable for users to play the mid-range entry game console, of course, when testing the productivity software before, it was also found that this processor can also become an entry tool for light content creators, and most of the productivity software is more efficient than the Core i5-11400F.
Recommended Ryzen™ 5500 Configuration:
Finally, I will share with you a set of AMD Ryzen™ 5500 machine configuration list, and users who are interested in this processor can make a reference. This set of configuration list does not count the display price of about 5713 yuan, may fluctuate according to the e-commerce price adjustment, but the overall cost of less than 6000 yuan is no problem, which is also the current installed hot price.
Save the machine list
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 because it is still an AM4 slot can be used with many motherboards, we chose an ASUS B550 heavy gunner II motherboard, this motherboard comes with WIFI module, the quality of power supply materials is good, can meet the needs of AMD Ryzen 5 5500, most of the mid-range Ryzen™ 5000 processors are also suitable for with the B550 chipset, good practical performance, cost-effective is also very high.
Graphics card selection of our test of RX 6500XT graphics card, which is currently relatively rare has been maintaining the original price of the graphics card, do not worry about the problem of premium, performance with AMD Ryzen 5 5500 play 1080p online game has no problem, we tested in addition to "Forever Forever" at about 50 frames, the highest image quality of the rest of the online game can basically stabilize at more than 60 frames, "CS: GO" even reached 300 frames.
There is nothing to say about memory, dual channels must have, dual 8GB 3600Mhz is currently the most mainstream choice. In terms of solid state, AMD Ryzen™ 5500 does not support PCIe 4.0, so there is no need to choose high-end solid state, with PCIe 3.0.
Finally, in terms of electromechanical dispersion, the chassis depends on personal preferences, you can choose more arbitrarily, as long as it is not a very individual ITX chassis, basically do not have to consider the compatibility problem. We chose a power supply of 500W power, which can meet the power output of AMD Ryzen™ 5500 and RX 6500XT at full load. If the radiator is a boxed genuine AMD Ryzen™ 5500 purchased by regular e-commerce, it will come with an AMD Wraith ghost radiator, as long as it is not overclocked enough to suppress the 65W TDP processor, if it is overclocked, it is necessary to separately match a high-end radiator.
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500,
Overall, the emergence of the AMD Ryzen™ 5500 is good news for entry-level gamers, and they can buy new cost-effective Ryzen processors, and it is also a new product of Zen3 architecture, and the performance is naturally guaranteed. This practical test comparison also proves that the Zen3 architecture for the Ryzen™ processor upgrade, the entry model is not worthy of the same level of Core products, which makes people look forward to the upcoming Release of Zen4 processors, may bring greater changes to the DIY market.
Speaking of AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500, this processor has shown strong competitiveness in the entry market, and the current performance of the thousand yuan price is difficult to meet the opponent, and it also makes up for the gap in the price of the Ryzen 5000 processor, expanding the Ryzen 5000 family, providing more choice opportunities for the installed machine, which is worth considering for gamers with mild content creators.
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