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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3588 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 65% better in War Thunder than Core i5-2500K - 229 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $211.09 vs $390.81
- Up to 67% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-2500K - $0.92 vs $2.81 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
139
60.698689956331876%
Value, $/FPS
$2.81/FPS
32.74021352313167%
Price, $
$390.81
54%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
229
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
29.660238751147844%
Multi-Core
1921
18.717723862418396%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 5800X
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
215 FPS
$10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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211 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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211 FPS
$9.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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173 FPS
$5.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$997
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200 FPS
$7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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221 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,517.99
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211 FPS
$8.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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183 FPS
$10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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221 FPS
$9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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194 FPS
$8.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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