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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2743 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 37% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-6500 - 268 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
268
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.94/FPS
100%
Price, £
£520
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
40.33584647018506%
Multi-Core
3217
16.38567717618296%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
4.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 120 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
42.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Core i5-6500
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
268 FPS
£11.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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268 FPS
£12.87/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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