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AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs Intel Core i7-5930K

AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-5930K
29.6Inno Score
—Single-core20.9
—Multi-core30.8
43.6Gamingspec-based37.7
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-5930K

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F

  • 100% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB
  • 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • 68% lower process: 7 nm vs 22 nm
  • 54% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 140 W
  • 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-5930K

  • 100% higher Memory channels: 4 vs 2
  • 100% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 40 vs 20
  • 17% higher Base clock: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i7-5930K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FIntel Core i7-5930K
Announced2026+1%2014
SocketAM4LGA2011-v3
Process7 nm+68%22 nm
Base TDP65 W+54%140 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesNo

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i7-5930K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FIntel Core i7-5930K
Cores66
Performance cores—6
Efficiency cores—0
Threads1212
Base clock3 GHz3.5 GHz+17%
Boost clock4.4 GHz+19%3.7 GHz
L2 cache3 MB+100%2 MB
L3 cache16 MB+7%15 MB

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i7-5930K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FIntel Core i7-5930K
Memory supportDDR4-3200DDR4-2133
Max memory128 GB+100%64 GB
Memory channels24+100%

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i7-5930K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FIntel Core i7-5930K
PCIe version4+33%3
CPU PCIe lanes2040+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F versus Intel Core i7-5930K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500FIntel Core i7-5930K
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,050Bottom 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,050Bottom 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)—920Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—6,800Bottom 22%
PassMark—13,300Bottom 22%

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