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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1062 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - CA$142.72 vs CA$332.85
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 158% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2600 - 49 vs 19 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$6.79 vs CA$7.51 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
19
38.775510204081634%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.51/FPS
90.41278295605859%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.4 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
49
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.79/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$332.85
42%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
57.71543086172345%
Multi-Core
4841
65.20743534482759%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-11500
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
CA$2773.82/FPS
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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