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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i9-9900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-9900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-9900K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Tanks than Core i9-9900K - 549 vs 542 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £20.07 vs £83.98
- Up to 73% better value when playing World of Tanks than Ryzen 5 5500 - £0.04 vs £0.15 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
542
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.04/FPS
100%
Price, £
£20.07
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K 8x3.6 (Boost 5.0) GHz R0 16MB-L3 Cache UHD 630 Socket 1151
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
199 FPS
£3.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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238 FPS
£3.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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174 FPS
£6.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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214 FPS
£6.68/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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