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Core i5-2500S vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i5-2500S vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4103 days newer than Core i5-2500S.

Advantages of Core i5-2500S

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 14% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2500S - 366 vs 322 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 12 vs 4 threads
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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

322

88%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

366

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.27/FPS

100%

Price, €

€97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7353 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

586

31%

Multi-Core

1492

19%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo

Core i5-2500S

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jan 9th, 2011
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5Ryzen 5
Sandy BridgeVermeer
Intel Socket 1155AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
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6
4
12
2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
65 W65 W
32 nm
7 nm
27.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 2000
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PCs Using Core i5-2500S or Ryzen 5 5500

With selected game settings

Popular Core i5-2500S and Ryzen 5 5500 Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

125.97

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

204.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

466.4

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

147.44

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

245

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

255.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

182

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

367.22

Intel Core i5-2500S Logo
Core i5-2500S
vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F

87.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

302.57

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