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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2753 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 26% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-6500 - 172 vs 137 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 24 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
172
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$368.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
41.6784702549575%
Multi-Core
3217
19.213999880547096%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 9 7900
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$19.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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19 FPS
$35.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$669.99
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166 FPS
$19.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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