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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 704 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $73.66 vs $76.73
- 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 12% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 366 vs 328 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - $0.21 vs $0.22 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
366
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$76.73
95%
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
Epic
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 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 |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Ryzen 5 5500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
166 FPS
$5.3/FPS
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$5.5/FPS
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$6.25/FPS
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$7.19/FPS
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$5.17/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$5.42/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3.83/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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