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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4061 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-2120.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2120
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i3-2120 - 248 vs 230 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - €94.99 vs €99.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Sockel 1155 Core i3 Processor i3-2120 Box Prozessor (3300MHz, L2/L3-Cache)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Prozessor (6 Kerne/12 Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Sockel, 19 MB cache, Bis zu 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth Kühler)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-2120
Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Single-Core
501
26.777124532335648%
Multi-Core
1035
13.455538221528862%
Intel Core i3-2120 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-2120 or Ryzen 5 5500
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
92 FPS
€7.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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145 FPS
€6.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
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104 FPS
€8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€894.9
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128 FPS
€6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€844.9
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116 FPS
€7.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€824.9
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116 FPS
€7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
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128 FPS
€6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€809
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128 FPS
€6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
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168 FPS
€5.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€984.9
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123 FPS
€6.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€784.9
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