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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7600 is 98 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7600
- Performs up to 50% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - 27 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £88.88 vs £178.58
- Up to 67% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - £3.29 vs £9.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£88.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-7600 3.5 GHz QuadCore 6 Mb Cache CPU - Black
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-7600
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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