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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 548 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - $155.0 vs $1200.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-10980XE - $0.99 vs $7.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 65 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 3% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 160 vs 156 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 36 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
156
97.5%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$7.5/FPS
13.200000000000001%
Price, $
$1200
12%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz Processor - 24.75 MB Cache - 4.60 GHz Overclocking Speed - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 Threads
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
73.37579617834395%
Multi-Core
4841
40.3921568627451%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i9-10980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Cascade Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 18 |
| 12 | Threads | 36 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i9-10980XE
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
22 FPS
$40.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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27 FPS
$37.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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22 FPS
$40.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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14 FPS
$59.29/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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25 FPS
$33.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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