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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 4279 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 29% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2500K - 155 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $216.23 vs $390.81
- Up to 57% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-2500K - $1.4 vs $3.26 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 95 vs 105 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$216.23
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
120
77.41935483870968%
Value, $/FPS
$3.26/FPS
42.944785276073624%
Price, $
$390.81
55%
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
646
22.563744324135524%
Multi-Core
1921
14.999609588506285%
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 7600X or Core i5-2500K
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
62 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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66 FPS
$22.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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109 FPS
$18.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$40.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$2,198
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109 FPS
$18.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,068.26
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58 FPS
$24.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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