Ryzen 5 5500X3D is the slowest and the cheapest X3D processor in the entire AMD Ryzen stack, but it brings a big chunk of additional L3 cache for superior gaming performance. Although the leaked benchmark reveals its raw power, it should be much faster in gaming than its non-X3D variant.
Ryzen 5 5500X3D Benchmarked in PassMark, Delivering 20,498 Points in Multi-Core and 3,005 Points in Single-Core Tests
With the discontinuation of the most powerful AM4 gaming CPUs like Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 5700X3D being the latest to see their End of Life, the only two X3D CPUs that remain in the Zen 3 lineup are Ryzen 5 5600X3D and the recently launched Ryzen 5 5500X3D. The 5500X3D was silently launched in June this year, boasting similar specifications to its non-X3D variant but lower clocks. Ryzen 5000X3D CPUs usually brought significantly lower clocks due to the unusual stacking of a 3D chiplet on the CCD, which made them somewhat worse in raw performance.
However, despite lower clocks, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D looks on par with the Ryzen 5 5500, and even better in multi-threaded tasks, at least as per its first benchmarks. The CPU was recently benchmarked on PassMark, a popular tool that is often used for comparing CPUs. Ryzen 5 5500X3D scored 3,005 points in single-core and 20,498 points in multi-core tests, delivering roughly 1.8% lower single-core and 6% higher multi-core performance when compared to the non-X3D variant.
Since we are taking into account a single sample, the scores will vary when the CPU is tested multiple times for a more accurate geomean. The CPU boasts the same 6-core/12-thread configuration as the 5500 but offers significantly more L3 cache (16 MB vs 96 MB). Additional L3 cache may not affect the results in a lot of CPU-oriented programs, but it helps games immensely. The CPU still did an impressive job despite featuring a 600 MHz/200 MHz lower base/boost clock compared to the 5500, but synthetic tests like Cinebench R23 would provide a more accurate comparison.
It appears that Ryzen 5 5500X3D could compete with Ryzen 5600X3D in gaming, which isn't too far from the 5800X3D in performance. That means, Ryzen 5500X3D could potentially compete with Ryzen 7000 series at the minimum and would be the fastest budget gaming CPU to be relevant for modern gaming scenarios.
Currently, the processor doesn't enjoy wide availability and was launched only for Latin America. We could see the CPU expanding to other regions later, something which AMD has done with many products before. Both Ryzen 5500X3D and 5600X3D could keep the AM4 platform alive for some more time, but we don't know if AMD will be able to continue the supply until next year.
News Source: @x86deadandback
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