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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 1953 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $39.5 vs $369.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.21 vs $1.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 25% better in Rust than Core i5-6500 - 231 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 32 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
231 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
$13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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27 FPS
$27.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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14 FPS
$46.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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186 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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157 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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130 FPS
$11.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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100 FPS
$14.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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135 FPS
$12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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