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Core i3-3120M vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i3-3120M vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i3-3120M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3473 days newer than Core i3-3120M.

Advantages of Intel Core i3-3120M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 34% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i3-3120M - 141 vs 105 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3120M - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


FPS

105

74%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

141

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.69/FPS

100%

Price, €

€96.6

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 96.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 62 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo
Core i3-3120M

Mobile • Sep 30th, 2012


Single-Core

387

21%

Multi-Core

824

11%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i3-3120M Logo

Intel Core i3-3120M

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 30th, 2012Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 5
Ivy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 4000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i3-3120M or Ryzen 5 5500

Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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