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Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-2520M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3078 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2520M - 149 vs 122 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

122

81%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

149

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

100%

Price, €

€67.36

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 67.36 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17887 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

29%

Multi-Core

926

13%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Intel Core i5-2520M

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
35 W
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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