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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1554 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i7-8700 - 208 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - £83.98 vs £147.17
- Up to 45% better value when playing Valheim than Core i7-8700 - £0.40 vs £0.73 per FPS
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Price, £
£83.98
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)
Buy for £83.98 on Amazon
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Updated 193 minutes ago
Intel Core i7-8700 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.20GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
Buy for £147.17 on Amazon
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Updated 193 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i7-8700
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£749.94
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100 FPS
£8.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.95
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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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91 FPS
£15.71/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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