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Core i5-11500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-11500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-11500

2.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £325.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

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Core i5-11500

2.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £325.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-11500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than Core i5-11500.

Advantages of Core i5-11500

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 6% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-11500 - 150 vs 141 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11500 - 32 vs 12 threads
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The Last of Us Part I

The Last of Us Part I

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

141

94%

Value, £/FPS

£2.31/FPS

100%

Price, £

£325.13

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for £325.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

150

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo
Core i5-11500

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1996

68%

Multi-Core

7424

38%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-11500 Logo

Core i5-11500

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Mar 16th, 2021Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Rocket LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
16
12Threads
32
2.7 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
27.0xMultiplier
45.0x
UHD Graphics 750Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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