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In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper 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 7950X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 224% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-2500K - 188 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $197.41 vs $357.97
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
21.98774676650783%
Multi-Core
1921
9.95697921525942%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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