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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1743 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Starfield than Core i5-7640X - 66 vs 64 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - £84.00 vs £329.98
- Up to 75% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-7640X - £1.27 vs £5.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-7640X 4.00 GHz LGA 2066 CPU Box - Black
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
66
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84
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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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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-7640X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
20 FPS
£40/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£30.74/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£73.33/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£48.67/FPS
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£62.17/FPS
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