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Core i7-4870HQ vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-4870HQ vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-4870HQ on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2834 days newer than Core i7-4870HQ.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-4870HQ

  • Consumes up to 28% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 47 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 9% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-4870HQ - 185 vs 169 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4870HQ - 12 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Logo
Core i7-4870HQ

Mobile • Jul 1st, 2014


FPS

169

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

185

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.53/FPS

100%

Price, €

€98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 250 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Logo
Core i7-4870HQ

Mobile • Jul 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Logo
Core i7-4870HQ

Mobile • Jul 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1105

59%

Multi-Core

3622

47%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-4870HQ Logo

Intel Core i7-4870HQ

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Jul 1st, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1364SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
8Threads
12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
47 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5200
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-4870HQ or Ryzen 5 5500

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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