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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1430 days newer than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i3-8121U - 250 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
250
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i3-8121U or Ryzen 5 5500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
154 FPS
€5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€6.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€921.66
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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135 FPS
€6.21/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
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154 FPS
€5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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121 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Out of Stock
142 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
Out of Stock
135 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
Out of Stock
163 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€N/A
Out of Stock
135 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€6.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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130 FPS
€6.38/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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