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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 830 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $99.97 vs $286.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10850K - $0.19 vs $0.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 12% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 5 2600X - 601 vs 537 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 20 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
537
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Core i9-10850K
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
139 FPS
$7.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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342 FPS
$6.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,059.99
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342 FPS
$6.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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432 FPS
$10.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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401 FPS
$18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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311 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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404 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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261 FPS
$7.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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401 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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401 FPS
$4.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,969
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