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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1136 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 9 3950X - 240 vs 230 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £228.97 vs £499.99
- Up to 56% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.95 vs £2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 32 vs 20 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
240
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.95/FPS
100%
Price, £
£228.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 20 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-13500 or Ryzen 9 3950X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
63 FPS
£11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£709.99
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108 FPS
£8.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£868.54
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