Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 402 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 2% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-9500 - 89 vs 87 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £160.97 vs £499.99
- Up to 67% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 3950X - £1.85 vs £5.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for £499.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
87
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.85/FPS
100%
Price, £
£160.97
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £160.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 3 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
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Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |