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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3588 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-2500K - 326 vs 299 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

299

92%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

326

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.53/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$499

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 116 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

30%

Multi-Core

1921

16%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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