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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3588 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - £37.72 vs £178.0
- Up to 68% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 7 5800X - £0.26 vs £0.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 49% better in Dirt 5 than Core i5-2500K - 219 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
147
67%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Processor (8C/16T, 36MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
146 FPS
£13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,991.41
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114 FPS
£9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,065.99
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146 FPS
£15.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,289.95
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146 FPS
£12.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£1,819.95
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146 FPS
£13.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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£2,009.95
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