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£165.86
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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MSRP in USD: $159
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1554 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i7-8700 - 139 vs 133 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £81.99 vs £165.86
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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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 High
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Single-Core
1513
80.86584714056654%
Multi-Core
5905
76.76807072282892%
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Ryzen 5 5500
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
69 FPS
£11.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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82 FPS
£9.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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82 FPS
£10.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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99 FPS
£10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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60 FPS
£12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
In Stock
60 FPS
£18.33/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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74 FPS
£19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
69 FPS
£13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
In Stock
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