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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 880 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Core i5-10600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £224.50 vs £1099.99
- Up to 78% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Ryzen 9 7900X - £0.71 vs £3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-10600 - 343 vs 314 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 24 vs 12 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
314
92%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£224.5
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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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
343
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.21/FPS
22%
Price, £
£1099.99
20%
FPS Winner
NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero (WiFi 6E)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-10600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
257 FPS
£4.86/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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329 FPS
£11.4/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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329 FPS
£12.52/FPS
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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