Intel Core i7-980 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-980		AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-980 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i7-980 6 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i7 900 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000G (16)
1	Generation	4
Gulftown	Architecture	Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-980 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i7-980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6	Cores	6
12	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.33 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 24 GB of memory in a maximum of 3 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-980, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i7-980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
DDR3-1066	Memory	DDR4-3200
24 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
3	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
1.50 MB	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	24
--	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-980 has a TDP of 130 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i7-980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-980 has 13.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.
Intel Core i7-980	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1366	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2011	Release date	Q2/2022
594 $	Release price	159 $

show more data		show more data

Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz (3.60 GHz) buy now on Amazon and save! AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz) buy now on Amazon and save!

Rate these processors

Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980 (39%)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-980 (44%)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	614 (45%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1355 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	3370 (56%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	5979 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	645 (33%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1928 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2714 (34%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	8027 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	6895 (35%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	19622 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	2275 (49%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4643 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	82 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	582 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1396 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	10940 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	535 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	4086 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	146 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	584 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	221 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-980 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1714 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i7-980	AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Unknown	Unknown

News and articles for the Intel Core i7-980 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - The CPU with the best price-performance ratio

Posted by Stefan on 2022-07-18

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (6C 12T) is currently enjoying great popularity and is currently one of the best-selling processors for AMD's Socket AM4 platform.

But why is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 so cheap and what disadvantages does the buyer have to accept? We clarify that in this article. But first we have to dive a little into the technology of the current Zen 3 processors in order to understand what kind of exotic cpu AMD has actually created with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs


1.		AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2.		AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3.		AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
4.		AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
5.		AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
6.		Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7.		AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
8.		AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12400
9.		Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
10.		AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-10400F