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Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i7-5500U vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $393

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 2866 days newer than Core i7-5500U.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-5500U

  • Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 15 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 42% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-5500U - 166 vs 117 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5500U - 32 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


FPS

117

70%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

166

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.5/FPS

100%

Price, $

$747.59

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor

Buy for $747.59 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 157 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo
Core i7-5500U

Mobile • Mar 1st, 2015


Single-Core

874

30%

Multi-Core

1673

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Core i7-5500U Logo

Intel Core i7-5500U

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Mar 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
BroadwellCodenameRaphael
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
2.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
15 W
TDP120 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Intel HD 5500Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i7-5500U or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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