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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Core i5-2500K
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $163.04 vs $495.36
- Up to 58% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.95 vs $2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 29% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i5-2500K - 221 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
171
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$163.04
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
221
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.24/FPS
42%
Price, $
$495.36
32%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $495.36 on Amazon
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Updated 6797 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
97 FPS
$26.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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150 FPS
$16.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,485
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116 FPS
$17.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,069
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150 FPS
$15.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,295
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195 FPS
$21.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,129
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97 FPS
$22.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,228
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195 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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97 FPS
$30.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
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150 FPS
$17.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,678
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127 FPS
$20.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,628
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