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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - CA$238.90 vs CA$1099.99
- Up to 76% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - CA$1.58 vs CA$6.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 10% better in Dead Space than Core i5-8500 - 166 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
151
91%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$238.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$238.9 on Amazon
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
166
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.63/FPS
24%
Price, CA$
CA$1099.99
21%
FPS Winner
AMD RYZEN 9 7950X3D, Without Cooler
Buy for CA$1,099.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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