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Core i7-3820 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-3820 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3703 days newer than Core i7-3820.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 10% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-3820 - 306 vs 277 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


FPS

277

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

306

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.7

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 84.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo
Core i7-3820

Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012


Single-Core

617

33%

Multi-Core

2299

30%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-3820 Logo

Core i7-3820

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Feb 13th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed3.6 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0xMultiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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