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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-9700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1077 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-9700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-9700 - 160 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - £84.11 vs £240.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-9700 - £0.53 vs £1.63 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.53/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.11
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 i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i7-9700
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
117 FPS
£6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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127 FPS
£7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
117 FPS
£8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
109 FPS
£6.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
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109 FPS
£10.09/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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121 FPS
£11.82/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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