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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - £37.72 vs £192.15
- Up to 77% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 7600X - £0.32 vs £1.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 95 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 16% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i5-2500K - 136 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
117
86%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/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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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
136
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
22%
Price, £
£192.15
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 38MB cache, up to 5.3 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| 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 | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-2500K or Ryzen 5 7600X
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
90 FPS
£25.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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