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AvailabilityMSRP $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1686 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £110.86 vs £1099.99
- Up to 86% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.54 vs £3.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 40% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i5-8500 - 288 vs 205 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 24 vs 6 threads
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
205
71%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£110.86
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.82/FPS
14%
Price, £
£1099.99
10%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
177 FPS
£7.06/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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251 FPS
£14.94/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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251 FPS
£16.41/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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