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$210
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X is 261 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i5-9500 - 185 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 23% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $160.74 vs $210.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.87 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.14/FPS
76.31578947368422%
Price, $
$210
76%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
184
99.45945945945947%
Value, $/FPS
$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
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 353942 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1468
88.75453446191052%
Multi-Core
4990
61.58973093063441%
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Core i5-9500
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
116 FPS
$8.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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116 FPS
$9.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
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92 FPS
$10.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$933.56
In Stock
92 FPS
$15.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999
In Stock
110 FPS
$13.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,489.99
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77 FPS
$13.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,056.99
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121 FPS
$12.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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90 FPS
$14.43/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,299
In Stock
39 FPS
$35.87/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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