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Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Core i5-2520M vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Core i5-2520M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 3565 days newer than Core i5-2520M.

Advantages of Core i5-2520M

  • Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 7% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i5-2520M - 190 vs 178 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2520M - 12 vs 4 threads
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Crysis 3 Remastered

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


FPS

178

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

190

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo
Core i5-2520M

Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011


Single-Core

466

22%

Multi-Core

926

11%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i5-2520M Logo

Core i5-2520M

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Feb 1st, 2011Release Date
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel BGA 1023SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4Threads
2.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
TDP65 W
32 nmProcess Size
25.0xMultiplier
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable

PCs Using Core i5-2520M or Ryzen 5 5600X

With selected game settings

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