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In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 3426 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - $100.0 vs $160.74
- Up to 34% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-9500 - $0.6 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-950 - 176 vs 167 FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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1920 x 1080
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Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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