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Core i7-2600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-2600 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 3588 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Core i7-2600

  • Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 25% better in Valorant than Core i7-2600 - 870 vs 697 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 24 vs 8 threads
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

697

80%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

870

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€242.21

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 242.21 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

28%

Multi-Core

2054

17%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Core i7-2600

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

Ryzen 9 5900X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Sandy BridgeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
12
8Threads
24
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
95 W
TDP105 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 2000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-2600 or Ryzen 9 5900X

With selected game settings

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