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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1686 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 15% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-8500 - 139 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
121
87%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£167.06
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-8500
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
139 FPS
£32.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
£17.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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