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Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i5-9500

Ryzen 9 7950X vs Core i5-9500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £95.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8609 minutes ago

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Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £95.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8609 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1439 days newer than Core i5-9500.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Dishonored 2 than Core i5-9500 - 275 vs 266 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Core i5-9500

  • Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
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Dishonored 2

Dishonored 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

275

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

266

97%

Value, £/FPS

£0.36/FPS

100%

Price, £

£95.03

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for £95.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 8609 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

50%

Multi-Core

4990

26%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

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Intel Core i5-9500 Logo

Core i5-9500

Sep 27th, 2022
Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 9Core i5
RaphaelCoffee Lake
AMD Socket AM5Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
16
6
32
6
4.5 GHz
3.0 GHz
5.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
170 W
65 W
5 nm
14 nm
45.0x
30.0x
Radeon GraphicsUHD 630
Yes
No

PCs Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-9500

With selected game settings

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