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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i9-9960X - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $83.47 vs $699.99
- Up to 88% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9960X - $0.41 vs $3.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/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
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i9-9960X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
58 FPS
$13.78/FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 5500
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Ryzen 5 5500
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