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$486.17
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MSRP $699
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 35% better in Rust than Core i5-9500 - 268 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 32 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Core i5-9500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $91.76 vs $486.17
- Up to 75% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 7950X - $0.46 vs $1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
268
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/FPS
25%
Price, $
$486.17
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
198
74%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.76
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Updated 229 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 6 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Core i5-9500
With selected game settings
122 FPS
$21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,598
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168 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,485
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136 FPS
$15.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,069
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168 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,295
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222 FPS
$13.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$3,079.99
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122 FPS
$18.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,228
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222 FPS
$18.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$4,129
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122 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$2,979
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168 FPS
$15.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,678
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146 FPS
$18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 7950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,628
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