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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1263 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - 212 vs 204 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $89.99 vs $1579.0
- Up to 95% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i9-9960X - $0.42 vs $7.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 65 vs 165 Watts
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
204
96.22641509433963%
Value, $/FPS
$7.74/FPS
5.426356589147287%
Price, $
$1579
5%
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, Ceramic Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9960X or Ryzen 5 5500
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
43 FPS
$27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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66 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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15 FPS
$50.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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66 FPS
$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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53 FPS
$17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$26.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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74 FPS
$16.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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15 FPS
$92.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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