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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 4378 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $449.95 vs $469.9
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 48% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500K - 164 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 29% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2500K - $2.87 vs $4.05 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 24 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$469.9
95%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
154 FPS
$16.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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162 FPS
$19.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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164 FPS
$22.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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162 FPS
$19.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,099.99
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162 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,129.99
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162 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,699
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160 FPS
$19.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 6 TB HDD
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$3,049.99
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163 FPS
$18.4/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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