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€92.66
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Core i5-6500
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €92.66 vs €762.49
- Up to 85% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €0.85 vs €5.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 26% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-6500 - 137 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 32 vs 4 threads
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
109
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
137
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.57/FPS
15%
Price, €
€762.49
12%
FPS Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 7950X3D con Tecnologia 3D VCache 16 Core/32 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 144 MB di Cache, TDP di 120 W, AMD Socket 5, DDR5 e PCIe 5.0
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
118 FPS
€22.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,599
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123 FPS
€20.32/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
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