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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 4378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £37.72 vs £339.98
- Up to 86% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £0.26 vs £1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 27% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-2500K - 186 vs 147 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
147
79%
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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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.83/FPS
14%
Price, £
£339.98
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Desk-top Processor (8-core/16-thread, 104MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Battlefield 2042, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
136 FPS
£13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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