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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - $39.5 vs $368.99
- Up to 86% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - $0.32 vs $2.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 30% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500 - 161 vs 124 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.29/FPS
13%
Price, $
$368.99
10%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
152 FPS
$16.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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140 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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148 FPS
$12.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$22.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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118 FPS
$12.71/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
$21.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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159 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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152 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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152 FPS
$16.45/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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