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AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-06-29
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
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2022-04-04
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 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 Pro 1500 has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 4 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-06-29.

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.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    395 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    468 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    168 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    210 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    368 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)

    140 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz

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

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Family
    Ryzen PRO left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen PRO 1000 Series left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
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
    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 6x
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 None
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 Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow 3200
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow Cezanne
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD150BBBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD150BBBM4GAE left arrow 100-000000457
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Release date
    2017-06-29 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000457BOX
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

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 Pro 1500

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

More results: 5

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 4356.102682 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME A520M-A II
Duration: 229.563 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 Pro 1500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

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 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.

151.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
221.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

775.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
1714.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

935.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
1355.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3781.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
5979.000000
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

10273.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 1500
19607.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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