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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 3467 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $29.52 vs $295.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.22 vs $1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 46% better in War Thunder than Core i5-2500 - 199 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 24 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
136
68.34170854271356%
Value, $/FPS
$0.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$29.52
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.48/FPS
14.864864864864865%
Price, $
$295
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-core, 24-Threads Unlocked Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 4419 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
34.065934065934066%
Multi-Core
1695
16.899302093718845%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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