AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD A10-7700K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD A10-7700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

AMD A10-7700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90 °C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 1427
6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19346 vs 3199

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Apr 2022 vs 14 January 2014
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058 vs 1427
PassMark - CPU mark	19346 vs 3199

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: AMD A10-7700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3058

1427

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19346

3199

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD A10-7700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	3058	1427
PassMark - CPU mark	19346	3199
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5422
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		461
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.9
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		19.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.727
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		919
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5312
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		919
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		977
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5312

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD A10-7700K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Kaveri
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	14 January 2014
OPN Tray	100-000000457	AD770KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	777	2063
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$152
OPN PIB		AD770KXBJABOX
Series		AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	245 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	10700 million	2410 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		10
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0