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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 3387 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Performs up to 12% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-950 - 174 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-950 - $0.61 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 65 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $100.0 vs $106.47
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
93%
FPS and 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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Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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1920 x 1080
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Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-950 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2009 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Bloomfield |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 130 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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