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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-3570K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3627 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-3570K.
Advantages of Core i5-3570K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 18% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-3570K - 120 vs 102 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-3570K - £84.00 vs £193.97
- Up to 63% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-3570K - £0.70 vs £1.90 per FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3570K - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3570K - 12 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel 3rd Generation Core i5-3570K CPU (4 x 3.40GHz, Ivy Bridge, Socket 1155, 6Mb L3 Cache, Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
120
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.7/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3570K
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3570K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-3570K or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
43 FPS
£18.6/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£15.37/FPS
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£30.55/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£20.28/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£30.42/FPS
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