Intel Core i7-9700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
For gaming, the Intel Core i7-9700 is 5% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 61 58
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Top speed 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 223 219
Released20192022
Processor-heavy games only the Intel Core i7-9700 meets
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-9700 better than the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the Intel Core i7-9700 scores 61 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 58.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT for the Intel Core i7-9700, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500.