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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 120 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $77.85 vs $109.68
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 106% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2500X - 35 vs 17 FPS
- Up to 31% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 2500X - $3.48 vs $5.08 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
17
48.57142857142857%
Value, €/FPS
€5.08/FPS
68.50393700787401%
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 i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
35
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.75
70%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
69.50220541902962%
Multi-Core
3801
66.6024180830559%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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