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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 787 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $106.47 vs $314.97
- Up to 35% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.25 vs $1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 92% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Ryzen 5 2500X - 163 vs 85 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 32 vs 8 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
85
52.14723926380368%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
163
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.93/FPS
64.76683937823834%
Price, $
$314.97
33%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
50.388305162174504%
Multi-Core
3801
31.26079447322971%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Ryzen 9 5950X
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
82 FPS
$15.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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82 FPS
$18.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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92 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
$17.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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125 FPS
$20.8/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$29.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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163 FPS
$31.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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64 FPS
$34.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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31 FPS
$82.26/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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