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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 14% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i5-8500 - 557 vs 487 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$109.99 vs CA$729.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$0.23 vs CA$1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
557
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.31/FPS
18%
Price, CA$
CA$729
15%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
487
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.23/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$109.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$109.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 52 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-8500
DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare
557 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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486 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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