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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3592 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 18% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G640 - 185 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $30.0 vs $83.47
- Up to 58% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 5500 - $0.19 vs $0.45 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Vermeer | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Pentium G640
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$9.86/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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113 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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120 FPS
$6.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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91 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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95 FPS
$8.32/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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113 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$N/A
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100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Out of Stock
131 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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59 FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
$11.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
Radeon RX 6600
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32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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100 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Out of Stock
100 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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131 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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151 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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120 FPS
$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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116 FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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113 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$25.08/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,229
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91 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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100 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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81 FPS
$11.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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49 FPS
$23.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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49 FPS
$32/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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106 FPS
$14.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
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