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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-3230M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3556 days newer than Core i5-3230M.
Advantages of Core i5-3230M
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 35 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 43% better in Valorant than Core i5-3230M - 981 vs 688 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3230M - 32 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
981
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$495.35
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-3230M
Mobile • Jan 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-3230M | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 4000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-3230M or Ryzen 9 7950X
With selected game settings
678 FPS
$3.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,598
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833 FPS
$2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,485
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734 FPS
$2.82/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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942 FPS
$4.38/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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833 FPS
$2.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,295
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678 FPS
$3.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,228
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942 FPS
$3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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678 FPS
$4.39/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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833 FPS
$3.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,678
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768 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,628
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