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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1510 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 50% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-8600 - 45 vs 30 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - €108.33 vs €187.74
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.2 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8600 6 core fino a 4,3 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1456
77.81934794227686%
Multi-Core
5027
65.35361414456578%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 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 | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i5-8600
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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1 FPS
€739/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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1 FPS
€1099/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€949/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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