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Core i7-2600 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i7-2600 vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3588 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 30% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-2600 - 121 vs 93 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 32 vs 8 threads
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

93

76%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

121

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.64/FPS

100%

Price, £

£319

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for £319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19408 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

27%

Multi-Core

2054

16%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Intel Core i7-2600

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed3.4 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier34.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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