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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$139.99 vs CA$499.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$0.97 vs CA$3.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 8% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-8500 - 155 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
144
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.97/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.22/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$499
28%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
Buy for CA$499 on Amazon
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Updated 115 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
103 FPS
CA$24.54/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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133 FPS
CA$22.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$2,999.95
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90 FPS
CA$25.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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93 FPS
CA$29.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,730.55
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73 FPS
CA$33.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,419.68
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120 FPS
CA$24.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
CA$26.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$3,059.97
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107 FPS
CA$24.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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