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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-2500K

Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 1600 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 1600 is 2284 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i5-2500K - 196 vs 191 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

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

196

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

191

97.44897959183673%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€20.28

100%

INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K

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In Stock

Updated 154 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

100%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

60.48689138576779%

Multi-Core

1921

41.96155526430756%

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

vs

Intel Core i5-2500K

Apr 11th, 2017
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i5
Summit RidgeCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
12
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0xMultiplier
33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
YesOverclockableYes

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