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Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i7-5960X vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2772 days newer than Core i7-5960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-5960X - 139 vs 130 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

130

93.5251798561151%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

139

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€92.02

100%

FPS Winner

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

Buy for 92.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5960X Logo
Core i7-5960X

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1274

68.09192944949226%

Multi-Core

7389

96.06084243369735%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i7-5960X

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
30.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 5500

A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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