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Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i5-8500 vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1686 days newer than Core i5-8500.

Advantages of Core i5-8500

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 45% better in Starfield than Core i5-8500 - 84 vs 58 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
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Starfield

Starfield

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


FPS

58

69%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

84

100%

Value, €/FPS

€4.56/FPS

100%

Price, €

€382.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 104 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo
Core i5-8500

Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018


Single-Core

1387

47%

Multi-Core

4844

27%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i5-8500 Logo

Core i5-8500

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Feb 14th, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
24
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
4.1 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
30.0xMultiplier
47.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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