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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-10600 is 598 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-10600 - $106.47 vs $529.95
- Up to 80% better value when playing Control than Core i5-10600 - $0.53 vs $2.61 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Ryzen 5 2500X - 203 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2500X - 12 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
201
99.01477832512316%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
203
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
20.30651340996169%
Price, $
$529.95
20%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 6 Core Desktop Processor up to 4.8GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Updated 32580 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Single-Core
1103
69.85433818872704%
Multi-Core
3801
61.55465587044534%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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