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Ryzen 5 5600 vs Core i9-10900K

Ryzen 5 5600 vs Core i9-10900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $199

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $547

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i9-10900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 720 days newer than Core i9-10900K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 6% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-10900K - 120 vs 113 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i9-10900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 20 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Baldur's Gate 3.
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

120

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

113

94%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

8610

95%

Intel Core i9-10900K Logo
Core i9-10900K

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1776

87%

Multi-Core

9091

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

vs
Intel Core i9-10900K Logo

Core i9-10900K

Apr 20th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
VermeerCodenameComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i9-10900K

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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i9-10900K

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