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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2772 days newer than the more expensive 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 8% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-5960X - 185 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - €100.0 vs €247.36
- Up to 62% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i7-5960X - €0.54 vs €1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 65 vs 140 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-5960X processore 3 GHz Scatola 20 MB
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
185
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.54/FPS
100%
Price, €
€100
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.2 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5960X or Ryzen 5 5500
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
130 FPS
€6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€9.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€8.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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130 FPS
€6.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
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113 FPS
€6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
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130 FPS
€8.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
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130 FPS
€7.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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108 FPS
€7.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
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