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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2500X outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2500X is 2801 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Performs up to 7% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-2500K - 108 vs 101 FPS
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $106.47 vs $449.95
- Up to 78% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i5-2500K - $0.99 vs $4.45 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$106.47
100%
FPS and 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 i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
101
93.51851851851852%
Value, $/FPS
$4.45/FPS
22.24719101123595%
Price, $
$449.95
23%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
58.5675430643699%
Multi-Core
1921
50.53933175480137%
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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