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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 5 7600

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 5 7600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 4388 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600

  • Performs up to 11% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i5-2500K - 167 vs 151 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
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Red Dead Redemption 2

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

151

90%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

167

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$1.67/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$279

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

24%

Multi-Core

1921

16%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2735

100%

Multi-Core

12259

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Core i5-2500K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo

Ryzen 5 7600

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
38.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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