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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 1062 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-13500 - 128 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 82% better in League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 305 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $243.49 vs $2775.95
- Up to 95% better value when playing League of Legends than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $0.8 vs $16.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
168
55.08196721311476%
Value, $/FPS
$16.52/FPS
4.842615012106538%
Price, $
$2775.95
8%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
305
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$243.49
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
Very High
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Single-Core
1558
64.83562213899292%
Multi-Core
13904
100%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Intel Core i5-13500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Core i5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 14 |
128 | Threads | 20 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Core i5-13500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
280 FPS
$3/FPS
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Core i5-13500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-13500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3.32/FPS
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Core i5-13500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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