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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €414.81 vs €585.0
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 75% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - 217 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i5-2500K Processor (6M Cache, 3.30 GHz)
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
22.13845099383139%
Multi-Core
1921
9.784546426934243%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 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 | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
215 FPS
€11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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216 FPS
€11.57/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
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217 FPS
€18.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,990
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197 FPS
€11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,300.36
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