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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3942 days newer than Pentium B940.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B940

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 99% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium B940 - 429 vs 216 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


FPS

216

50%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

429

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.2/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.91

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

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Using the selected game parameters

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


Single-Core

310

17%

Multi-Core

538

7%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Pentium B940 Logo

Intel Pentium B940

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Jun 19th, 2011Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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