Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 596 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Ryzen 7 1800X - 783 vs 746 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - £160.97 vs £295.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 7 1800X - £0.21 vs £0.4 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
783
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.21/FPS
100%
Price, £
£160.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
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Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |