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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 2271 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 10% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2550K - 123 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $85.76 vs $99.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-2550K - $0.7 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2550K - 12 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85.76
100%
FPS and Value Winner
CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-2550K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 30th, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-2550K
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$18.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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54 FPS
$18.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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45 FPS
$17.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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57 FPS
$14.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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