Ryzen 5 5500F vs Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD · Released Sep 10, 2026
Ryzen 5 5500F
- SocketAM4
- MemoryDDR4
- AM4: Older AM4 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Threads
- 12
- Cores
- 6
- Max Boost
- 4.4GHz
- L3 Cache
- 16MB
- Base Clock
- 3GHz
- TDP
- 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500F has about a 3% higher spec score than Ryzen 5 2600X and launched at $130 less.
$99(better)
Launch MSRP
$229
41.1(better)
Spec score
39.9
12
Threads
12
6
Cores
6
4.4GHz(better)
Max Boost
4.2GHz
16MB
L3 Cache
16MB
3GHz
Base Clock
3.6GHz(better)
65W(better)
TDP
95W
AM4
SocketSame
AM4
DDR4
MemorySame
DDR4
Sep 10, 2026
Released
Apr 19, 2018