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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 1062 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2600X - 234 vs 224 FPS
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £139.74 vs £195.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.6 vs £0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
234
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£139.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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