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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 384 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $75.34 vs $87.0
- 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 16% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Pentium Gold G6405 - 186 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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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
Ultimate
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
45.32335649385356%
Multi-Core
1760
22.880915236609464%
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | 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 |
4.1 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 |
41.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6405 or Ryzen 5 5500
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
85 FPS
$10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$809
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67 FPS
$11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
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87 FPS
$10.22/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889
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123 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049.99
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41 FPS
$19.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.99
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74 FPS
$11.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849.99
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102 FPS
$14.21/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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85 FPS
$10.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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70 FPS
$11.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799.99
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