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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $122
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-9100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1311 days newer than the more expensive Core i3-9100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-9100 - 141 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - £87.5 vs £210.79
- Up to 62% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-9100 - £0.62 vs £1.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
141
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£87.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Buy for £210.79 on Amazon
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Updated 177 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
£8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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106 FPS
£8.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
120 FPS
£8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
87 FPS
£8.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
In Stock
87 FPS
£12.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
In Stock
99 FPS
£14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
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