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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i5-2500S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 4279 days newer than Core i5-2500S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 38% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-2500S - 313 vs 227 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500S - 32 vs 4 threads
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
586
19.945541184479236%
Multi-Core
1492
7.73337479914995%
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500S or Ryzen 9 7950X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
313 FPS
$14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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236 FPS
$8.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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198 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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236 FPS
$13.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,109
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279 FPS
$11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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313 FPS
$14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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279 FPS
$15.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 20 TB HDD
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198 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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