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Core i7-5820K vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-5820K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-5820K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2257 days newer than Core i7-5820K.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 13% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i7-5820K - 273 vs 242 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-5820K - 105 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-5820K - 32 vs 12 threads
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

Resolution

1920 x 1080

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Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


FPS

242

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

273

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.74/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 225 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo
Core i7-5820K

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014


Single-Core

1160

53%

Multi-Core

5443

45%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-5820K Logo

Core i7-5820K

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Sep 1st, 2014Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Haswell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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