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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3470 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3470 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3594 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3470.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £32.99 vs £86.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 5500 - £0.21 vs £0.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 16% better in No Man's Sky than Core i5-3470 - 185 vs 160 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-3470 - 65 vs 77 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3470 - 12 vs 4 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
160
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£32.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3470 Quad-Core 3.2GHz CPU with 77W TDP and LGA 1155 Interface
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-3470
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 77 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-3470 or Ryzen 5 5500
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
£6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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130 FPS
£6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
152 FPS
£6.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
100 FPS
£7.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
In Stock
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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120 FPS
£11.92/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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