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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600 is 4388 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600 - £37.72 vs £179.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 7600 - £0.3 vs £0.87 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- Performs up to 65% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2500K - 205 vs 124 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
124
60%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.1 GHz max boost) with AMD Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 7600
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 5 7600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
185 FPS
£7.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600
12 GB, N/A Storage
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172 FPS
£6.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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