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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3137 days newer than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 51% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium 3556U - 86 vs 57 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 12 vs 2 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.02/FPS
100%
Price, £
£87.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
RT Overdrive
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium 3556U or Ryzen 5 5500
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
£780/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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10 FPS
£90/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
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26 FPS
£40.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
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1 FPS
£749.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
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1 FPS
£1099.95/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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3 FPS
£476.65/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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