Rank #81 of 155B · Upper Mid-Range

Is the Ryzen 5 5500 good for gaming?

The Ryzen 5 5500 is an excellent gaming processor — a Upper Mid-Range chip ranked #81 of 155 in our benchmark.

Benchmark score82

Relative gaming performance (Core i5-13400 = 100).

Best GPU pairings for the Ryzen 5 5500

Graphics cards that balance this CPU without bottlenecking, by target resolution.

1080p gaming

GeForce RTX 2080

1440p gaming

Intel Arc B580

Upper Mid-Range

4K gaming

Radeon RX 6800

↑ Faster: Core i3-12300 ↓ Slower: Ryzen 5 3600X Check for bottlenecks →

Pairings are deterministic estimates for comparison — the ideal match depends on your target resolution, frame rate and games.