Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1277 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 24 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 3900X - 186 vs 153 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $242.9 vs $375.0
- Up to 47% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 3900X - $1.31 vs $2.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$242.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Matisse | Codename | Raptor Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 14 |
24 | Threads | 20 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |