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Core i5-4200U vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i5-4200U vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-4200U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3226 days newer than Core i5-4200U.

Advantages of Core i5-4200U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 15 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 7% better in Fortnite than Core i5-4200U - 232 vs 216 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4200U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

216

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

232

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 85.91 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

721

39%

Multi-Core

1388

18%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo

Core i5-4200U

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jun 4th, 2013Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
16.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4400
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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