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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 3747 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 25% better in Minecraft than Core i7-2600 - 767 vs 616 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $139.0 vs $194.66
- Up to 44% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-2600 - $0.18 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
767
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$139
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Ryzen 5 5600G
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
607 FPS
$1.61/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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8 GB, N/A Storage
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
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$2.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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486 FPS
$3.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
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$1.78/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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