Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 2284 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Dota 2 than Core i5-2500 - 193 vs 172 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - €231.18 vs €288.88
- Up to 29% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-2500 - €1.2 vs €1.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
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FPS
193
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€231.18
100%
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
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Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |