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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1166 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2500X - 224 vs 222 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2500X - $79.0 vs $106.47
- Up to 27% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 5 2500X - $0.35 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 65W Socket AM4
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 2500X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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