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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 39 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 15% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $77.85 vs $91.4
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 23% better in F1 23 than Ryzen 5 2500X - 242 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing F1 23 than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.42 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
197
81.40495867768594%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
95.45454545454545%
Price, €
€86.41
100%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
242
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€101.45
85%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
64.42757009345794%
Multi-Core
3801
58.76623376623377%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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