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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, processore Wraith Prism per dissipatore di calore (32 MB, 8 core, velocità 4,4 GHz, 65 W)

Buy for 140.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7122 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, processore Wraith Prism per dissipatore di calore (32 MB, 8 core, velocità 4,4 GHz, 65 W)

Buy for 140.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7122 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 3101 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Core i5-2500K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - 151 vs 124 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
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Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

124

82%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

151

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.93/FPS

100%

Price, €

€140.78

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, processore Wraith Prism per dissipatore di calore (32 MB, 8 core, velocità 4,4 GHz, 65 W)

Buy for 140.78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7122 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

39%

Multi-Core

1921

24%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Jan 9th, 2011
Jul 7th, 2019
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Sandy BridgeMatisse
Intel Socket 1155AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
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8
4
16
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
95 W
65 W
32 nm
7 nm
33.0x
36.0x
Intel HD 3000
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