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Core i5-7500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i5-7500 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-7500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2093 days newer than Core i5-7500.

Advantages of Core i5-7500

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

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 16% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-7500 - 99 vs 85 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7500 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

85

86%

Value, £/FPS

£1.99/FPS

100%

Price, £

£169.41

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-7500 3.40 GHz Base Frequency Quad Core 6 MB Cache CPU Processor - Black

Buy for £169.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 92 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

99

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo
Core i5-7500

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

1270

43%

Multi-Core

3478

18%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-7500 Logo

Core i5-7500

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 3rd, 2017Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Kaby LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
65 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
34.0xMultiplier
45.0x
HD 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-7500 or Ryzen 9 7950X

With selected game settings

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