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Core i5-9500F vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i5-9500F vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
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)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 226 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
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)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 226 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-9500F on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1077 days newer than Core i5-9500F.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-9500F - 320 vs 312 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500F - 12 vs 6 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


FPS

312

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

320

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.26/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)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 226 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo
Core i5-9500F

Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019


Single-Core

1472

79%

Multi-Core

5041

66%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-9500F Logo

Core i5-9500F

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 23rd, 2019Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Coffee LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
6Threads
12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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