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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1642 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700K - 115 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - €95.97 vs €321.4
- Up to 72% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-8700K - €0.83 vs €2.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
115
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.83/FPS
100%
Price, €
€95.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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Intel Core i7-8700K Prozessor (12 MB Cache, bis zu, 6 core, 3.70 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i7-8700K
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
€15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
€13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€777
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49 FPS
€14.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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70 FPS
€12.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€888
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63 FPS
€12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€794.9
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45 FPS
€16.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€754.9
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59 FPS
€11.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€699
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59 FPS
€15.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€914.9
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55 FPS
€13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739.9
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59 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€759
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