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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 596 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 5% better in Saints Row than Ryzen 7 1700 - 162 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $160.74 vs $195.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.99 vs $1.26 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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