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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1463 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $91.95 vs $98.99
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than Pentium Gold G5400 - 831 vs 708 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Valorant than Pentium Gold G5400 - $0.12 vs $0.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
831
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$98.99
92%
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
High
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Ryzen 5 5500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
528 FPS
$1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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528 FPS
$1.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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618 FPS
$1.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899.99
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571 FPS
$1.64/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939
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618 FPS
$2.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,449
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528 FPS
$1.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$969.99
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416 FPS
$3.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,389
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388 FPS
$3.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,229
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546 FPS
$2.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569
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388 FPS
$2.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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