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Core i7-720QM vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-720QM vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
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)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
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)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-720QM on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4576 days newer than Core i7-720QM.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-720QM

  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-720QM - 320 vs 295 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-720QM - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-720QM Logo
Core i7-720QM

Mobile • Sep 23rd, 2009


FPS

295

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

320

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.29/FPS

100%

Price, €

€93.01

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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)

Buy for 93.01 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 46 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-720QM Logo
Core i7-720QM

Mobile • Sep 23rd, 2009

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-720QM Logo
Core i7-720QM

Mobile • Sep 23rd, 2009


Single-Core

329

18%

Multi-Core

892

12%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-720QM

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 23rd, 2009Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
ClarksfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket G1SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
12.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-720QM or Ryzen 5 5500

Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max

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