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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3101 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i5-2500K - 214 vs 188 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
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - £37.72 vs £104.99
- Up to 59% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 5 3600 - £0.2 vs £0.49 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
188
87%
Value, £/FPS
£0.2/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-2500K
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
80 FPS
£36.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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114 FPS
£13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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87 FPS
£35.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£3,126.73
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