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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 49 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 1% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 301 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$208.62 vs CA$1181.07
- Up to 83% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - CA$0.69 vs CA$3.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
301
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$208.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
Buy for CA$208.62 on Amazon
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Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
FPS
299
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.95/FPS
17%
Price, CA$
CA$1181.07
17%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X Processor (YD2950XA8AFWOF)
Buy for CA$1,181.07 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
Desktop • Aug 31st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 31st, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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