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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Core i5-2500K
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $132.32 vs $307.60
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 436% better in League of Legends than Core i5-2500K - 402 vs 75 FPS
- Up to 57% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-2500K - $0.85 vs $1.96 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
402
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€341.44
43%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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