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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 4378 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Core i5-2500S
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 36% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2500S - 254 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 32 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
254
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$744.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500S | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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