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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 1478 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $106.47 vs $465.12
- Up to 71% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.43 vs $1.49 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 27% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 5 2500X - 313 vs 246 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
246
78.59424920127796%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/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 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
313
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.49/FPS
28.859060402684563%
Price, $
$465.12
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
37.54254594962559%
Multi-Core
3801
19.701446120354532%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Ryzen 9 7950X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
198 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,368
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313 FPS
$10.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,199
In Stock
198 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,289
In Stock
279 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
In Stock
236 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,988
In Stock
236 FPS
$10.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,578
In Stock
198 FPS
$13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,579
In Stock
236 FPS
$10.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,588
In Stock
279 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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$4,459
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236 FPS
$11.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,809
In Stock
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