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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 1439 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $195.0 vs $207.98
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 8% better in Fortnite than Core i5-9600 - 246 vs 227 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-9600 - $0.85 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600 - 12 vs 6 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5-9600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
246
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$207.98
93%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9600
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
115 FPS
$12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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115 FPS
$11.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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136 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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124 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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184 FPS
$10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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165 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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136 FPS
$8.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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101 FPS
$21.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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193 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,019.99
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108 FPS
$13.24/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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