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Core i5-10600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i5-10600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £224.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

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Core i5-10600

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £224.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 189 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-10600.

Advantages of Core i5-10600

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 5% better in Deathloop than Core i5-10600 - 189 vs 180 FPS
  • Up to 9% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - £204.00 vs £224.50
  • Up to 14% better value when playing Deathloop than Core i5-10600 - £1.08 vs £1.25 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 24 vs 12 threads
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Deathloop

Deathloop

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

180

95%

Value, £/FPS

£1.25/FPS

86%

Price, £

£224.5

90%

Intel® Core™ i5-10600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W

Buy for £224.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

189

100%

Value, £/FPS

£1.08/FPS

100%

Price, £

£204

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900X Desktop Processor

Buy for £204 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 18 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo
Core i5-10600

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1579

72%

Multi-Core

6175

52%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i5-10600 Logo

Core i5-10600

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
Comet LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed4.8 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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