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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 3747 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 34% better in Rust than Core i7-2600K - 218 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £109.0 vs £118.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-2600K - £0.5 vs £0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
218
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Ryzen 5 5600G
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
73 FPS
£14.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
£35.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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