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Core i7-965 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-965 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 4886 days newer than Core i7-965.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 26% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-965 - 225 vs 179 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 65 vs 130 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 12 vs 8 threads
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

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Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

179

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

225

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.44/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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Resolution

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Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

26%

Multi-Core

1683

22%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-965 Logo

Core i7-965

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 5
BloomfieldCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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