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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Core i5-6500
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - CA$79.99 vs CA$727.83
- Up to 88% better value when playing World of Tanks than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - CA$0.15 vs CA$1.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 11% better in World of Tanks than Core i5-6500 - 586 vs 526 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
526
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$79.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
586
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.24/FPS
12%
Price, CA$
CA$727.83
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$727.83 on Amazon
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Updated 274 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
With selected game settings
479 FPS
CA$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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