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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 40% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £189.99 vs £319.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5950X - £0.9 vs £1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-10500 - 232 vs 212 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
212
91%
Value, £/FPS
£0.9/FPS
100%
Price, £
£189.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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