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Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 5 1600

Core i5-2500K vs Ryzen 5 1600: 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 Intel Core i5-2500K

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

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-2500K - 190 vs 189 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
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

189

99.47368421052632%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€219.13

100%

INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K

Buy for 219.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75489 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


FPS

190

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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 Logo
Ryzen 5 1600

Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017


Single-Core

1068

100%

Multi-Core

4578

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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