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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 2600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 264 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 127 vs 113 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - $85.76 vs $180.12
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-9600KF - $0.76 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
53%
Price, $
$180.12
47%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
113
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85.76
100%
Value Winner
CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Ryzen 5 2600
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$29.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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29 FPS
$34.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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29 FPS
$34.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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18 FPS
$44.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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32 FPS
$25.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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