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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 177% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6500 - 374 vs 135 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - CA$128.88 vs CA$483.88
- Up to 26% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen 7 7700 - CA$0.95 vs CA$1.29 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
374
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
73%
Price, CA$
CA$483.88
26%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
135
36%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$128.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Updated 25 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700 or Core i5-6500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
356 FPS
CA$5.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,967.72
In Stock
359 FPS
CA$5.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,885.73
In Stock
353 FPS
CA$4.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,670.37
In Stock
359 FPS
CA$6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$2,299.99
In Stock
353 FPS
CA$4.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$1,557.77
In Stock
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