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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-7500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 915 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-7500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-7500 - 132 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £108.88 vs £215.0
- Up to 42% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.94 vs £1.63 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
116
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£108.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black
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Updated 11813 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-7500
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Intel Core i5-7500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3800X or Core i5-7500
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
£20.31/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 3800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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