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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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 Threadripper 2920X is 1189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $39.5 vs $197.65
- Up to 80% better value when playing New World than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - $0.36 vs $1.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Performs up to 2% better in New World than Core i5-6500 - 112 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.76/FPS
20%
Price, $
$197.65
19%
FPS Winner
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
33 FPS
$22.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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22 FPS
$29.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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