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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 23% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-8500 - 175 vs 142 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $139.0 vs $349.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.98 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Core i5-8500
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
$9.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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142 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
138 FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
131 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
In Stock
142 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
135 FPS
$10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
In Stock
159 FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
175 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
173 FPS
$16.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,849.99
In Stock
165 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
131 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
175 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
161 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
175 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
165 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
146 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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154 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
175 FPS
$29.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
In Stock
175 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
156 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
102 FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
161 FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
91 FPS
Radeon Pro WX 5100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
142 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
124 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
124 FPS
$17.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,199.99
In Stock
102 FPS
$25/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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