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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10500
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £179.99 vs £347.0
- Up to 2% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.57 vs £1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 89% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Core i5-10500 - 217 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
115
52%
Value, £/FPS
£1.57/FPS
100%
Price, £
£179.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-10500 (base clock: 3.10GHz; socket: LGA1200; 65Watt) box
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-10500
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-10500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
167 FPS
£9.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,564.8
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118 FPS
£10.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,250.4
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203 FPS
£10.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,094
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146 FPS
£9.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,377.6
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146 FPS
£8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,303.2
In Stock
187 FPS
£8.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,632
In Stock
203 FPS
£20.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£4,119.95
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203 FPS
£18.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£3,749.95
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