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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Ready or Not than Core i5-6500 - 303 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$79.99 vs CA$468.98
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
40.26684912760862%
Multi-Core
3217
18.023418678917587%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-6500
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
253 FPS
CA$11.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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204 FPS
CA$12.39/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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186 FPS
CA$12.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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191 FPS
CA$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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230 FPS
CA$12.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,975.1
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