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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 3747 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - CA$54.96 vs CA$231.18
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 14% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-2500 - 368 vs 322 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-2500 CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
589
30.709071949947862%
Multi-Core
1695
22.113502935420744%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500 or Ryzen 5 5600G
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
168 FPS
CA$8.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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132 FPS
CA$10.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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132 FPS
CA$10.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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132 FPS
CA$10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,350
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168 FPS
CA$8.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,449.99
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132 FPS
CA$10.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,365.99
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132 FPS
CA$15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,999.99
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132 FPS
CA$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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314 FPS
CA$7.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1051.65/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, N/A Storage
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