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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3717 days newer than Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 17% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2550K - 222 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Single-Core
680
36.34420096205238%
Multi-Core
2040
26.521060842433698%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy 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 |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2550K or Ryzen 5 5500
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
108 FPS
£7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
£6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
£7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
£7.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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100 FPS
£7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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100 FPS
£11/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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113 FPS
£12.65/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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108 FPS
£8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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