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Core i5-8500T vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i5-8500T vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1639 days newer than Core i5-8500T.

Advantages of Core i5-8500T

  • Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 35 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-8500T - 178 vs 158 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 24 vs 6 threads
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Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500T Logo
Core i5-8500T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

158

89%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

£6.18/FPS

100%

Price, £

£1099.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)

Buy for £1,099.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 120 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-8500T Logo
Core i5-8500T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8500T Logo
Core i5-8500T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

1181

40%

Multi-Core

4117

23%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i5-8500T Logo

Core i5-8500T

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Coffee LakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
6Threads
24
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
35 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
21.0xMultiplier
47.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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