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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-4790K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2895 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-4790K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-4790K - 127 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-4790K - €104.03 vs €215.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-4790K - €0.82 vs €1.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 26% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 65 vs 88 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4790K - 12 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor (4.00 GHz, Max. Turbo 4.4 GHz, Sockel 1150, 8M Cache, 88Watt)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
100%
Price, €
€104.03
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-4790K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 88 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-4790K or Ryzen 5 5500
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
52 FPS
€15.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
€15.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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58 FPS
€13.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
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64 FPS
€12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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64 FPS
€12.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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53 FPS
€15.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€799
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58 FPS
€14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
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61 FPS
€10.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
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61 FPS
€11.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
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64 FPS
€13.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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