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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-11500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 131 days older than the cheaper Core i5-11500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-11500 - 149 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $109.68 vs $230.31
- Up to 52% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.82 vs $1.72 per FPS
- 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
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.72/FPS
47.67441860465116%
Price, €
€255.64
47%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
148
99.32885906040269%
Value, €/FPS
€0.82/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
1996
91.18318867062585%
Multi-Core
7424
61.05765276749733%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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