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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-13500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 99 days older than the cheaper Core i5-13500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Valheim than Core i5-13500 - 231 vs 219 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Valheim than Core i5-13500 - CA$2.16 vs CA$2.21 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$485.07 vs CA$499.0
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
231
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.16/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$499
97%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Intel Core i5-13500 2.50GHz 14 Cores LGA1700 Desktop Processor Boxed (Raptor Lake) (BX8071513500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-13500
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
195 FPS
CA$15.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$3,099
In Stock
141 FPS
CA$16.32/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,300.98
In Stock
156 FPS
CA$16.24/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,533.82
In Stock
146 FPS
CA$18.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,721.97
In Stock
178 FPS
CA$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,925.23
In Stock
123 FPS
CA$19.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,393.49
In Stock
170 FPS
CA$18.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,118.15
In Stock
162 FPS
CA$16.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,635.63
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