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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Core i5-7400

Ryzen 5 5500 vs Core i5-7400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £118.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-7400

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £118.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-7400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1917 days newer than Core i5-7400.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 19% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-7400 - 204 vs 171 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7400 - 12 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7400

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Dirt 5.
Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

204

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

171

84%

Value, £/FPS

£0.69/FPS

100%

Price, £

£118.66

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7400 Retail - (1151/Quad Core/3.00GHz/6MB/Kabylake/65W/Graphics) - BX80677I57400

Buy for £118.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 13 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-7400 Logo
Core i5-7400

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1176

63%

Multi-Core

3232

42%

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameKaby Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
4.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.5 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD 630
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-7400

Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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