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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2876 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 27% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-5500U - 168 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 24 vs 4 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
168
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Ryzen 9 7900
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
149 FPS
CA$47.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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149 FPS
CA$59.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,876.75
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