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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 1062 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £195.0 vs £248.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-11700 - £0.26 vs £0.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 14% better in Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - 860 vs 757 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
757
88%
Value, £/FPS
£0.26/FPS
100%
Price, £
£195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
860
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
89%
Price, £
£248.99
78%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Updated 2405 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Core i7-11700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
558 FPS
£1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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