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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Core i9-9920X

Ryzen 5 5500 vs Core i9-9920X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i9-9920X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than Core i9-9920X.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 4% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-9920X - 121 vs 116 FPS
  • Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9920X - 65 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9920X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

121

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.79/FPS

100%

Price, €

€94.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, ‎4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm

Buy for 94.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 68 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

116

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

81%

Intel Core i9-9920X Logo
Core i9-9920X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1413

76%

Multi-Core

9442

100%

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
VermeerCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 W
TDP165 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Core i9-9920X

Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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