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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4591 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 18% better in Remnant II than Core i7-870 - 93 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-870 - £84.00 vs £299.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i7-870 - £0.90 vs £3.80 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-870 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
37 FPS
£20.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£750
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37 FPS
£21.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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46 FPS
£18.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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30 FPS
£36.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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30 FPS
£24.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
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40 FPS
£35.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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