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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-940 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4886 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €49.0 vs €98.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.34 vs €0.64 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 8% better in Dead Space than Core i7-940 - 155 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-940 - 12 vs 8 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CHYYAC Intel Core I7-940 I7 940 2,9 GHz Quad-Core-CPU-Prozessor 130 W 8 MB LGA 1366
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-940 or Ryzen 5 5500
Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
€15.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€794.9
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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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59 FPS
€15.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899.9
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66 FPS
€11.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€784.9
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59 FPS
€12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€764.9
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55 FPS
€13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€734.9
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59 FPS
€13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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76 FPS
€12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€984.9
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51 FPS
€15.67/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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41 FPS
€18.53/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€759.9
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