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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-6850K - 306 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - £81.99 vs £148.88
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
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 BX80671I76850K Core i7 - i7-6850K - 3.6 GHz - 15 MB Cache - LGA2011
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1268
67.7712453233565%
Multi-Core
5821
75.67602704108164%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6850K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i7-6850K
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
138 FPS
£5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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162 FPS
£4.94/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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162 FPS
£5.43/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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197 FPS
£5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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121 FPS
£6.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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121 FPS
£9.09/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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147 FPS
£9.73/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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138 FPS
£6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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