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Core i3-2125 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i3-2125 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i3-2125 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3350 days newer than Core i3-2125.

Advantages of Core i3-2125

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 10% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i3-2125 - 179 vs 162 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-2125 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


FPS

162

91%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1021.74

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,021.74 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 242 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

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Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo
Core i3-2125

Desktop • Sep 4th, 2011


Single-Core

463

21%

Multi-Core

956

8%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i3-2125 Logo

Core i3-2125

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Sep 4th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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