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AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
Released
Q2/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    750 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    534 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    404 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    788 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    759 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    66 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    266 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    238 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    635 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    319 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    455 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    254 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    159 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Ryzen 5 1400
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 1400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 1400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
139
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
221
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
731
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
1714
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
787
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
1355
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
3068
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
5979
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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
8443
AMD Ryzen 5 1400
19607
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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