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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium G850

Ryzen 5 5500 vs Pentium G850: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $159

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium G850 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3970 days newer than Pentium G850.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium G850 - 212 vs 190 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G850 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G850

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

212

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


FPS

190

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Pentium G850 Logo
Pentium G850

Desktop • May 22nd, 2011


Single-Core

456

24%

Multi-Core

781

10%

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateMay 22nd, 2011
Ryzen 5CollectionPentium
VermeerCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier29.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Pentium G850

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme

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