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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i7-5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1589 days newer than Core i7-5500U.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 15 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 137% better in League of Legends than Core i7-5500U - 235 vs 99 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 24 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-5500U
Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5500U | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD 5500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Ryzen 9 3900X
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
221 FPS
$13.57/FPS
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Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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