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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-10850K

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i9-10850K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $286 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

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Intel Core i9-10850K

3.6 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $286 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i9-10850K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i9-10850K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 101 days newer than the cheaper Core i9-10850K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i9-10850K - 213 vs 206 FPS
  • Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 65 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K

  • Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $286.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 75% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.39 vs $5.63 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 20 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Valheim.
Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

213

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.63/FPS

24%

Price, $

$1199.99

23%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


FPS

206

96%

Value, $/FPS

$1.39/FPS

100%

Price, $

$286

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W

Buy for $286 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 197 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

95%

Intel Core i9-10850K Logo
Core i9-10850K

Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020


Single-Core

1740

83%

Multi-Core

9096

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i9-10850K Logo

Intel Core i9-10850K

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateJul 27th, 2020
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i9
VermeerCodenameComet Lake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
10
12Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
65 W
TDP125 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i9-10850K

Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest

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