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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 4378 days newer than Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 29% better in Battlefield IV than Core i5-2500K - 490 vs 379 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 32 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
490
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$582.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-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 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
490 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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490 FPS
$8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,999.99
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376 FPS
$8.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,049.99
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413 FPS
$8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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362 FPS
$8.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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396 FPS
$7.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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