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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1311 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-9100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i3-9100 - 162 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £44.49 vs £81.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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Intel Core i3-9100 Retail - (1151/8 Core/3.60GHz/6MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics) - BX80684I39100
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1379
73.70390165686798%
Multi-Core
3597
46.76287051482059%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i3-9100 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i3-9100
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
52 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
£12.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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65 FPS
£13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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84 FPS
£12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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43 FPS
£17.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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43 FPS
£25.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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57 FPS
£25.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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52 FPS
£18.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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