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Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $393

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MSRP $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2076 days newer than Core i7-5500U.

Advantages of Core i7-5500U

  • Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 15 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Mass Effect: Andromeda than Core i7-5500U - 230 vs 210 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 24 vs 4 threads
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Mass Effect: Andromeda

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

210

91%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

230

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.89/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

874

40%

Multi-Core

1673

14%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo

Core i7-5500U

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
BroadwellCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
24
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
15 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 5500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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