AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X is 5% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 61 58
Cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Top speed 4.6 GHz 4.2 GHz
Rated power 105 W 65 W
Games at recommended 223 219
Released20192022
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X better than the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X scores 61 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 58.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500.