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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7800X3D is 4378 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 59% better in Rust than Core i5-2500K - 257 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $369.0 vs $390.81
- Up to 40% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2500K - $1.44 vs $2.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 16 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
162
63.035019455252915%
Value, $/FPS
$2.41/FPS
59.75103734439834%
Price, $
$390.81
94%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
257
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$369
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
23.758734828981243%
Multi-Core
1921
12.661481676773004%
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
157 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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182 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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257 FPS
$14.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,649.99
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211 FPS
$14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,999.99
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182 FPS
$13.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,479.99
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211 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,059.99
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135 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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257 FPS
$13.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,399.99
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182 FPS
$13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,398.89
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211 FPS
$12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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