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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3101 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 30% better in Starfield than Core i5-2500K - 61 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $110.99 vs $390.81
- Up to 78% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-2500K - $1.82 vs $8.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$110.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
47
77.04918032786885%
Value, $/FPS
$8.32/FPS
21.875%
Price, $
$390.81
28%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Updated 349690 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
40.45084533500313%
Multi-Core
1921
27.905287623474724%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-2500K
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
4 FPS
$217.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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18 FPS
$88.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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11 FPS
$90.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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4 FPS
$300/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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11 FPS
$145.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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11 FPS
$100/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
$989.9/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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2 FPS
$600/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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4 FPS
$200/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
$949/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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