Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7600 is 98 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Performs up to 2% better in Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 217 vs 213 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £128.88 vs £178.58
- Up to 30% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.59 vs £0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
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In Stock
Updated 152 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
217
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.59/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i5-7600 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |