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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-9600KF on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1182 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-9600KF.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-9600KF - 437 vs 423 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $83.47 vs $150.00
- Up to 46% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-9600KF - $0.19 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
Battlefield IV
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
437
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600KF | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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