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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700 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 i7-9700 is 225 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-9700 - $106.47 vs $220.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i7-9700 - $0.8 vs $1.48 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700
- Performs up to 12% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 149 vs 133 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
133
89.26174496644296%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/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 i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.48/FPS
54.054054054054056%
Price, $
$220
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.7 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-9700
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
70.88688946015425%
Multi-Core
3801
61.13881293228245%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i7-9700 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2500X or Core i7-9700
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
$12.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
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74 FPS
$13.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-9700
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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