Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 4700GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 655 | 672 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 1 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 52.29 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 33.56 | 17.69 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (2020−2023) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $159 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.34 | 12.08 |
| Recency | 21 July 2020 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 4700GE has a 2.2% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 4700GE and Ryzen 5 5500.
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