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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1100T. Specifications, performance, tests

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2022-04-04
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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Q4/2010
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2010.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    140 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    290 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    158 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X6 1100T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    480 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    364 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    800 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    558 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    950 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    730 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    638 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    391 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    527 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    350 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    607 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000G left arrow AMD Phenom II - 1000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow AMD Phenom II
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 5
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    6x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X6 1100T and AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    51.2 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR2-1066
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    90 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Thuban (K10)
  • Codename
    Cezanne left arrow -
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    100-100000457BOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000457 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2022-04-04 left arrow Q4/2010
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM3
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 45 nm
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

More results: 5

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 4159.699171 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 56 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B550 GAMING X V2
Duration: 240.402 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Phenom II X6 1100T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

535.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
209.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4086.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1093.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

221.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
93.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1714.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
501.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1355.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
508.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5979.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
2225.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

19607.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
5868.000000
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

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