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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-661 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Core i5-661
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $80.00 vs $179.00
- Up to 44% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 5800X - $0.51 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 87 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 26% better in Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-661 - 196 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 16 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-661 | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
87 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-661 or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
104 FPS
$17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999
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133 FPS
$16.92/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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147 FPS
$13.61/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
$27/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$21.2/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$46.27/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$15.26/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$19.61/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$11.83/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$24.98/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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104 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
$17.55/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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104 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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125 FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
$22.34/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB HDD
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104 FPS
$21.13/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$11.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6800
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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124 FPS
$14.22/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$10.58/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
$21.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$19.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$12.2/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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104 FPS
$22.68/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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124 FPS
$12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,589.99
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124 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,763.29
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78 FPS
$23.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,829
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104 FPS
$26.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
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