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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 183 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 22% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen 7 2700 - 197 vs 161 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $160.74 vs $185.0
- Up to 29% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.82 vs $1.15 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
197
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
161
81.7258883248731%
Value, $/FPS
$1.15/FPS
71.30434782608695%
Price, $
$185
86%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Updated 353906 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9500 or Ryzen 7 2700
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