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AvailabilityMSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 1785 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Core i5-8500
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €222.58 vs €690.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €1.21 vs €3.63 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 3% better in Stray than Core i5-8500 - 190 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
184
97%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€222.58
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Processore desktop Core™ i5-8500 6 core fino a 4,1 GHz Turbo LGA1151 Serie 300 65W
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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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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8500 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
180 FPS
€14.44/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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183 FPS
€13.66/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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