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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 183 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 10% better in World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 2700 - 192 vs 175 FPS
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $155.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.81 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 2700 doesn't have integrated graphics
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600K |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700 or Core i5-9600K
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
104 FPS
$10.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.65/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$11.71/FPS
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Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.97/FPS
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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$11.97/FPS
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