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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 384 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 35% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - £81.99 vs £125.43
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 5500 - 156 vs 150 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
85.59011893870083%
Multi-Core
7692
89.66079962699615%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-11600K
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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76 FPS
£10.53/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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76 FPS
£11.58/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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95 FPS
£11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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52 FPS
£14.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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52 FPS
£21.15/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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68 FPS
£21.03/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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62 FPS
£15.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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