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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $799
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 3588 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $62.0 vs $369.0
- Up to 81% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.32 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-2500K - 217 vs 193 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 5950X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
217 FPS
$16.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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72 FPS
$15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$16.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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179 FPS
$13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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149 FPS
$14.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,149.99
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79 FPS
$18.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,469.99
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124 FPS
$13.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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132 FPS
$43.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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