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Core i5-2500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i5-2500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4378 days newer than Core i5-2500.

Advantages of Core i5-2500

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 42% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-2500 - 300 vs 212 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Battlefield V

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

212

71%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

300

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1199

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,199 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 88 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-2500

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

589

20%

Multi-Core

1695

9%

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Core i5-2500

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Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
95 W
TDP120 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
42.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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