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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 189 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 68% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-10600 - 57 vs 34 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - £168.88 vs £319.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 9 5950X - £4.97 vs £5.6 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
34
59%
Value, £/FPS
£4.97/FPS
100%
Price, £
£168.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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