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Pentium G860 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Pentium G860 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for CA$119 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 42 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for CA$119 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 42 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium G860 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3865 days newer than Pentium G860.

Advantages of Pentium G860

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 156% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G860 - 238 vs 93 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G860 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

93

39%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

238

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.5/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$119

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for CA$119 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 42 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G860 Logo
Pentium G860

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

440

24%

Multi-Core

726

9%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Pentium G860 Logo

Pentium G860

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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