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Core i3-7100 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i3-7100 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i3-7100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1917 days newer than Core i3-7100.

Advantages of Core i3-7100

  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 51 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 16% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i3-7100 - 86 vs 74 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-7100 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

74

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

86

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.99/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.26

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Buy for 85.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8462 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo
Core i3-7100

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1247

67%

Multi-Core

2440

32%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i3-7100 Logo

Core i3-7100

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jan 3rd, 2017
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3Ryzen 5
Kaby LakeVermeer
Intel Socket 1151AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
4
12
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo4.2 GHz
51 W
65 W
14 nm
7 nm
39.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 630
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Core i3-7100 or Ryzen 5 5500

With selected game settings

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