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AvailabilityMSRP $159
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1642 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600K - 204 vs 188 FPS
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €98.00 vs €220.27
- Up to 59% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-8600K - €0.48 vs €1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8600K, 3.6 GHZ, 9MB Cache, LGA 1151
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-8600K or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
92 FPS
€9.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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108 FPS
€7.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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€10.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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108 FPS
€7.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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92 FPS
€8.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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108 FPS
€8.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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88 FPS
€9.42/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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