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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 1639 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500T
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $125.0 vs $326.92
- Up to 52% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.98 vs $2.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 79% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 35 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8500T - 161 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500T - 24 vs 6 threads
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
127
78.88198757763976%
Value, $/FPS
$0.98/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8068403362509 Core i5-8500T Prcsr Tray
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
161
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.03/FPS
48.275862068965516%
Price, $
$326.92
38%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8500T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1181
40.403694834074585%
Multi-Core
4117
23.06571796739313%
Intel Core i5-8500T | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 6 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-8500T or Ryzen 9 7900X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
127 FPS
$21.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$37.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,649.99
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136 FPS
$16.91/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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102 FPS
$21.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,169.99
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128 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,399.99
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109 FPS
$22.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,499.99
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102 FPS
$22.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,299.9
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127 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299
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109 FPS
$21.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,355
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102 FPS
$24.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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