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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

4.4 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12x 4.4 GHz Prozessor, MSI PRO A620M-E Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 639 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

4.4 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12x 4.4 GHz Prozessor, MSI PRO A620M-E Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 639 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 4378 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

  • Performs up to 32% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i5-2500K - 279 vs 211 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Sea of Thieves.
Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

211

75.62724014336918%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

279

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€639

100%

FPS Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12x 4.4 GHz Prozessor, MSI PRO A620M-E Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 639 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 90 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

22.89156626506024%

Multi-Core

1921

10.990331254648435%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2822

100%

Multi-Core

17479

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
4Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
95 W
TDP120 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
44.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D

Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical

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