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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 3180 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 153% better in League of Legends than Core i7-2600K - 200 vs 79 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £89.95 vs £118.88
- Up to 70% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-2600K - £0.45 vs £1.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
200
100%
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£0.45/FPS
100%
Price, £
£89.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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