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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1463 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium Gold G5400 - 320 vs 300 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium Gold G5400 - CA$0.37 vs CA$0.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - CA$113.88 vs CA$119.0
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
320
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
95%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
300
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.38/FPS
97%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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