Intel Core i5 7600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 7600K with 4 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 7600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 35.76GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1166

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +17%

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

4143

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +155%

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1073

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +65%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1948

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +271%

7245

Blender

Intel Core i5 7600K

66

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +134%

155

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

1055

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +34%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

3697

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +94%

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

2557

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +18%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 7600K

6792

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +185%

19373

Intel Core i5 7600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Jan 2017

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Kaby Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i5-7600K

Processor Number

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LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

36x

256 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

35.76 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.44 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 7600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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