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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 2% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-9600K - 186 vs 182 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - £84.00 vs £142.21
- Up to 42% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-9600K - £0.45 vs £0.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-9600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/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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Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-9600K
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
£8.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
£14.86/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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92 FPS
£15.54/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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