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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900K is 561 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £84.00 vs £432.97
- Up to 78% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i9-14900K - £0.43 vs £1.92 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 225 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
225
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.92/FPS
22%
Price, £
£432.97
19%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
86 FPS
£9.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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103 FPS
£8.06/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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225 FPS
£18.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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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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74 FPS
£9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£719.99
In Stock
219 FPS
£25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
In Stock
225 FPS
£28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
In Stock
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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