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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1136 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 32 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 19% better in Starfield than Ryzen 9 3950X - 75 vs 63 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $244.85 vs $495.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 3950X - $3.26 vs $7.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
75
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 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 |
16 | Cores | 14 |
32 | Threads | 20 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Core i5-13500
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
14 FPS
$64.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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