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£96.17
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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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MSRP $699
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1538 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £96.17 vs £1179.89
- Up to 90% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.75 vs £7.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 26% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i5-9500 - 163 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
129
79%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.17
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
163
100%
Value, £/FPS
£7.24/FPS
10%
Price, £
£1179.89
8%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming WiFi 6E
Buy for £1,179.89 on Amazon
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Updated 116 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9500 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
163 FPS
£13.86/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
£23.26/FPS
64 GB, N/A Storage
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