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Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $393

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Availability

MSRP $299

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2076 days newer than Core i7-5500U.

Advantages of Core i7-5500U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 15 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-5500U - 175 vs 152 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 12 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

152

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.78/FPS

100%

Price, €

€136.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

874

42%

Multi-Core

1673

19%

Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Core i7-5500U

vs

Ryzen 5 5600X

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
BroadwellCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 5500
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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