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Core i7-9800X vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-9800X vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-9800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than Core i7-9800X.

Advantages of Core i7-9800X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Core i7-9800X - 283 vs 275 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
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F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

275

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

283

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.3/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 65 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo
Core i7-9800X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1368

73%

Multi-Core

7353

96%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-9800X Logo

Core i7-9800X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Oct 19th, 2018Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2066SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
165 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
38.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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