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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium G640

Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium G640: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3592 days newer than Pentium G640.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 18% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G640 - 230 vs 195 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G640

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

230

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€92.83

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)

Buy for 92.83 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012


FPS

195

85%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

444

24%

Multi-Core

750

10%

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateJun 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 5CollectionPentium
VermeerCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Pentium G640

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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