Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1686 days newer than Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 24% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-8500 - 175 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Single-Core
1387
47.208985704560924%
Multi-Core
4844
25.10755196185145%
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
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 | 4.5 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
No | Overclockable | Yes |