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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5930K 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 Core i7-5930K is 1470 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-5930K - $106.47 vs $549.95
- Up to 80% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-5930K - $0.96 vs $4.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 113 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
111
98.23008849557522%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/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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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
113
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.87/FPS
19.712525667351127%
Price, $
$549.95
19%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
95.41522491349481%
Multi-Core
3801
69.36131386861314%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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