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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-7640X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1743 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-7640X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 0% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-7640X - 306 vs 305 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $83.58 vs $340.65
- Up to 76% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Core i5-7640X - $0.27 vs $1.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-7640X - 65 vs 112 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
305
99.67320261437908%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
24.107142857142858%
Price, $
$340.65
24%
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 112W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
306
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Single-Core
1761
94.12079102084446%
Multi-Core
5275
68.57774310972438%
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 112 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-7640X or Ryzen 5 5500
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
98 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
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138 FPS
$6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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116 FPS
$6.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$729.99
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121 FPS
$6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
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116 FPS
$3.96/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$459
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111 FPS
$6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749
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138 FPS
$7.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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141 FPS
$6.3/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889
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72 FPS
$10.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.99
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163 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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