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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-2120 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! 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 20% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i3-2120 - 222 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Core i3-2120 - €96.18 vs €99.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i3-2120 - €0.43 vs €0.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2120 - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
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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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€96.18
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 100-000000457
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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
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
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
€7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
€8.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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100 FPS
€6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€699
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121 FPS
€7.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.9
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108 FPS
€7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€789.9
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88 FPS
€9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
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100 FPS
€9.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€909.9
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93 FPS
€7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739.9
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100 FPS
€7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€759
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97 FPS
€7.01/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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