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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 2700X is 2657 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600K - 170 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £230.0 vs £298.98
- Up to 26% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600K - £1.35 vs £1.82 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
170
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.35/FPS
100%
Price, £
£230
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
164
96.47058823529412%
Value, £/FPS
£1.82/FPS
74.17582417582418%
Price, £
£298.98
76%
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
Buy for £298.98 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 57789 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 7 2700X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
53.65461847389559%
Multi-Core
2320
37.95190577457876%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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