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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $169
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 249 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2400G.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 16% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2400G - 153 vs 132 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 2400G - $0.95 vs $1.02 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $135.0 vs $145.0
- 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 - 8 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
153
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
93%
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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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G Processor with Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics - YD2400C5FBBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 2400G
Desktop • Feb 12th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2400G |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Feb 12th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon RX Vega 11 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Ryzen 5 2400G
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$17.72/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Ryzen 5 2400G
8 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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