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Core i7-8559U vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-8559U vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-8559U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1460 days newer than Core i7-8559U.

Advantages of Core i7-8559U

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-8559U - 237 vs 233 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8559U - 12 vs 8 threads
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Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


FPS

233

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

237

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.36/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 22 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo
Core i7-8559U

Mobile • Apr 5th, 2018


Single-Core

1337

71%

Multi-Core

4138

54%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-8559U Logo

Core i7-8559U

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 5th, 2018Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1356SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
Not AvailableTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
27.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Iris Pro Plus
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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