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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3101 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Core i5-2500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield 1 than Core i5-2500 - 245 vs 231 FPS
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-2500 - $93.99 vs $135.87
- Up to 36% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-2500 - $0.38 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
245
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.99
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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