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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE

CPU profile

Performance snapshot

Current output, per-thread efficiency, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

CPU family AMD / 12 logical processors
High confidence
Most recent sample Aug 2, 2026 Most recent update seen for this CPU profile.
PPD-PLP average
27,658
Per logical processor
Estimated total PPD
331,896
All logical processors enabled
Logical processors
12
Available to the CPU fold slot
Data samples
5,061
Recorded CPU work units
Overall rank
#104
795 CPUs tracked
Brand rank
#62
214 AMD CPUs
Planning guidance and number variabilityOpen guide
Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

CPU allocation planning

CPU allocation at a glance

Use the estimate range, full-chip result, and processor ceiling to orient your setup, then compare allocations in the table.

View allocation table
How to read this

The logical-processor table below provides the detailed split guidance.

  • Leave enough CPU headroom for any GPUs folding on the same machine.
  • Compare split strategies in the allocation table instead of treating the full-chip estimate as a universal recommendation.
Current estimate range
27,658 to 331,896 PPD
Best full-chip estimate
331,896 PPD
Allocation ceiling
12 logical processors available

CPU PPD ESTIMATES BY LOGICAL PROCESSORS USED BETA

The following data for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is estimated using the average PPD for each logical CPU processor, multiplied by different counts of those logical processors.

PPD data for CPUs is presented this way because folders can optimize their setup by folding on any number of the available logical processors on a project work unit.

The suggested number of logical processors for best results depends on how many GPUs are also folding, so enough CPU bandwidth remains available for GPU folding.

The maximum number of logical processors available on a CPU should only be used on a system dedicated solely to CPU folding with very little other overhead.

CPU Folding
Usage Percentage
Logical Procs
Enabled
AVG PPD
Estimated
WUs Day
Average
WU Time
Average
CPU & GPU Folding
LC MAX Suggested
100.0%
12331,89612.71 hrs 53 mins
91.7%
11304,23811.72 hrs 4 mins1 GPUs
83.3%
10276,58010.62 hrs 16 mins2 GPUs
75.0%
9248,9229.52 hrs 31 mins3 GPUs
66.7%
8221,2648.52 hrs 50 mins4 GPUs
58.3%
7193,6067.43 hrs 14 mins5 GPUs
50.0%
6165,9486.43 hrs 46 mins6 GPUs
41.7%
5138,2905.34 hrs 32 mins7 GPUs
33.3%
4110,6324.25 hrs 40 mins8 GPUs
25.0%
382,9743.27 hrs 33 mins
16.7%
255,3162.111 hrs 19 mins
8.3%
127,6581.122 hrs 39 mins

ACTIVE CPU RESEARCH PROJECTS BETA

The following data is the average PPD values for AMD Ryzen 5 5500 project work units based on multiple samples collected via the use of our Folding@Home dark mode web client.

PPD-PLP
Rank
Project
ID
Cause
Research
PPD-PLP
AVG PPD per 1 LP
ALL LP-PPD
Estimated @ 12 LP
PPD RANK %
Of Best PPD
118497Drug-Solubility-Prediction68,358820,296
100.0%
212419influenza55,717668,604
81.5%
312416influenza55,325663,900
80.9%
412401influenza55,232662,784
80.8%
512410influenza55,102661,224
80.6%
612409influenza54,641655,692
79.9%
712400influenza54,561654,732
79.8%
812411influenza53,943647,316
78.9%
916998cancer43,670524,040
63.9%
1012445cancer43,483521,796
63.6%
1116978cancer42,405508,860
62.0%
1218292ebola38,556462,672
56.4%
1312436cancer37,847454,164
55.4%
1418291ebola37,265447,180
54.5%
1516999cancer34,475413,700
50.4%
1616977cancer34,313411,756
50.2%
1718490cancer30,710368,520
44.9%
1818428cancer29,332351,984
42.9%
1912443cancer29,142349,704
42.6%
2018427cancer28,421341,052
41.6%
2112444cancer28,179338,148
41.2%
2218240Force-Field-Protein-Dynamics28,016336,192
41.0%
2319228Halogenase-Regioselectivity-Prediction27,756333,072
40.6%
2418498LogP-Prediction-Simulations27,305327,660
39.9%
2512435cancer26,380316,560
38.6%
2619227Halogenase-Prediction26,311315,732
38.5%
2718429cancer25,826309,912
37.8%
2818426tyrosine phosphatase S24,954299,448
36.5%
2916969cancer24,721296,652
36.2%
3016959cancer23,927287,124
35.0%
3112417influenza23,250279,000
34.0%
3212408influenza22,902274,824
33.5%
3312461Cyclic-Tetrapeptide-Synthesis22,613271,356
33.1%
3418820Protein-Vitrification-CryoEM21,772261,264
31.8%
3512460Cyclic-Tetrapeptide-Synthesis21,632259,584
31.6%
3615500cancer20,229242,748
29.6%
3719229Halogenase-Directed-Drug-Design19,773237,276
28.9%
3812462cancer19,061228,732
27.9%
3912421influenza18,765225,180
27.5%
4018806cancer17,018204,216
24.9%
4119230Halogenase-Biocatalysis12,983155,796
19.0%
4218491cancer12,219146,628
17.9%
4318494cancer12,057144,684
17.6%
4412403influenza6,64079,680
9.7%
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