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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 2525 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Performs up to 5% better in God of War than FX-8150 - 170 vs 162 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8150 - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $82.02 vs $106.47
- Up to 19% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.51 vs $0.63 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
170
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
80.95238095238095%
Price, $
$106.47
77%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
162
95.29411764705881%
Value, $/FPS
$0.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$82.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 FX8150 Desktop CPU Socket AM3 938 FD8150FRW8KGU FD8150FRGUBOX 8MB
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In Stock
Updated 32863 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Zambezi |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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