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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 21% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-6500 - 220 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $39.51 vs $379.54
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
40.26684912760862%
Multi-Core
3217
18.023418678917587%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-6500
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
109 FPS
$15.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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195 FPS
$12.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,489.99
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195 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.97
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43 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$831.99
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203 FPS
$11.33/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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173 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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196 FPS
$11.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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195 FPS
$15.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,049.99
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173 FPS
$14.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.9
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149 FPS
$22.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,298
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