AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3060 vs 2564
Around 72% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19451 vs 11315

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3060 vs 2564
PassMark - CPU mark	19451 vs 11315

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95° C vs 90 °C

Maximum core temperature	95° C vs 90 °C

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3060

2564

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19451

11315

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
PassMark - Single thread mark	3060	2564
PassMark - CPU mark	19451	11315
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200G
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	4 Apr 2022	Q3'2020
OPN Tray	100-000000457
Place in performance rating	780	782
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95° C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	10700 million	9800 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1700 MHz
Number of pipelines		384
Processor graphics		Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)