AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3445 vs 3212
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27847 vs 20193

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3445 vs 3212
PassMark - CPU mark	27847 vs 20193

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3212

3445

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20193

27847

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3212	3445
PassMark - CPU mark	20193	27847
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7611

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	$449
Place in performance rating	474	473
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000063WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000063
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	10,700 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)