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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 3900X - 320 vs 305 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $243.99 vs $375.0
- 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
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1693
70.45359966708281%
Multi-Core
9938
80.4957071116151%
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Core i5-13500
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,064.96
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207 FPS
$14.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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190 FPS
$14.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,677.08
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156 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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