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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium B970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3746 days newer than Pentium B970.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B970

  • 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 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium B970 - 176 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B970 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


FPS

162

92%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

176

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.49/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

Max

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B970 Logo
Pentium B970

Mobile • Jan 1st, 2012


Single-Core

373

20%

Multi-Core

587

8%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Pentium B970 Logo

Intel Pentium B970

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Jan 1st, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
23.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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