AMD Ryzen 5 5500 VS AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3300X in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X

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Higher clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.60 GHz

Around -6% better clock speed

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3300X AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen 5
Generation	3 4
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000 AMD Ryzen 5000G
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 3300X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Overclocking	Yes Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Max. Memory	128 GB 64 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 3300X or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 65 W
TDP down	-- 45 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 3300X and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L2-Cache	-- 3.00 MB
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture	Matisse (Zen 2) Cezanne (Zen 3)
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Socket	AM4 AM4 (LGA 1331)
Release date	Q2/2020 Q2/2022