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Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i5-2500

Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i5-2500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4279 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-2500 - 263 vs 231 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 32 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Core i5-2500

  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
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Battlefield 1

Battlefield 1

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

263

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

231

88%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.27/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$63.41

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500

Buy for CA$63.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 27 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-2500 Logo
Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

20%

Multi-Core

1695

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

vs
Intel Core i5-2500 Logo

Core i5-2500

Sep 27th, 2022
Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9Core i5
RaphaelSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM5Intel Socket 1155
Desktop
Desktop
16
4
32
4
4.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
5.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
170 W
95 W
5 nm
32 nm
45.0x
33.0x
Radeon GraphicsIntel HD 2000
Yes
No

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