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Core i5-4200U vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-4200U vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-4200U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2711 days newer than Core i5-4200U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4200U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 15 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 18% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-4200U - 238 vs 201 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4200U - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Borderlands 3.
Borderlands 3

Borderlands 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

201

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

238

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.01/FPS

100%

Price, €

€2.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Badass

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4200U Logo
Core i5-4200U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

721

34%

Multi-Core

1388

16%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-4200U

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Jun 4th, 2013Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
1.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
16.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 4400
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using Core i5-4200U or Ryzen 5 5600X

Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass

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