As AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is a hexa-core processor, the lower single-core performance of the processor does not allow it to compete with the 13th-generation or even the 12th-generation Core i-series processors. The most competent processor by Intel for AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is the Intel Core i5-11600K, as both processors provide a similar multi-core and single-core performance.