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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4279 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 11% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-2500K - 167 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
151
90%
Value, $/FPS
$2.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449.95
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
134 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$18.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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143 FPS
$16.08/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$22.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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57 FPS
$28.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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111 FPS
$19.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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111 FPS
$22.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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111 FPS
$21.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,419.99
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89 FPS
$37.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 7900X
10 GB, N/A Storage
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134 FPS
$24.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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