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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 Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-8121U - 320 vs 306 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-8121U - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
320
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i3-8121U | vs | 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
With selected game settings
173 FPS
$4.62/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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Radeon RX 6600
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
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$4.16/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$5.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 5500
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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