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In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 3180 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 12% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-2600S - 178 vs 159 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - €77.34 vs €97.29
- Up to 11% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 3500X - €0.49 vs €0.55 per FPS
- 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
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
159
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.34
100%
Value Winner
Processore Intel Core I7-2600S I7 2600S I7 2600 S 2,8 GHz Quad-Core Eight-Core 65W CPU LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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