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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-14500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-14500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 468 days older than the cheaper Core i5-14500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-14500 - 196 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-14500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Core i5-14500
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$339.00 vs CA$549.00
- Up to 34% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$1.84 vs CA$2.80 per FPS
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
196
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.80/FPS
66%
Price, CA$
CA$549
61%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
Buy for CA$549 on Amazon
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Updated 261 minutes ago
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
184
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.84/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
Buy for CA$339 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 261 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | Not Available |
5 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-14500
With selected game settings
162 FPS
CA$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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