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Core i9-10900 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i9-10900 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i9-10900 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 704 days newer than Core i9-10900.

Advantages of Core i9-10900

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 20 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i9-10900 - 230 vs 227 FPS
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Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

227

99%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

230

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.84

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 85.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 69 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1704

91%

Multi-Core

8421

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

91%

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo

Core i9-10900

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9CollectionRyzen 5
Comet LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores6
20
Threads12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
28.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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