AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs Intel Core i7-5960X
—Single-core20.5
—Multi-core34.1
43.6Gamingspec-based43.4
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F5 spec wins — Intel Core i7-5960X
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 Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
- 68% lower process: 7 nm vs 22 nm
- 54% lower Base TDP: 65 W vs 140 W
- 50% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB
- 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-5960X
- 100% higher Memory channels: 4 vs 2
- 100% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 40 vs 20
- 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
- 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
- 25% higher L3 cache: 20 MB vs 16 MB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026+1% | 2014 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA2011-v3 |
| Process | 7 nm+68% | 22 nm |
| Base TDP | 65 W+54% | 140 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | No |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 16+33% |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz+26% | 3.5 GHz |
| L2 cache | 3 MB+50% | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 20 MB+25% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+100% | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4+100% |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+33% | 3 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 40+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,030Bottom 5% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 6,100Bottom 28% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 870Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 8,300Bottom 28% |
| PassMark | — | 15,800Bottom 28% |
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