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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-2500k. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2022
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Released
Q1/2011
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Intel Core i5-2500k
Intel Core i5-2500k

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5-2500k? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i5-2500k has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    250 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    322 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    199 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    958 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2500k CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    364 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    327 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    488 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    415 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    664 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    584 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    740 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    848 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1300 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    25 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    420 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    393 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    527 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    349 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    177 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    743 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i5-2500k Intel Core i5-2500k
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 4600H left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • GPU frequency
    -- left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow 12
  • Shader
    -- left arrow 96
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow 2
  • Generation
    -- left arrow 6
  • Technology
    -- left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    -- left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2500k and AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i5-2500k to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q2/2022 left arrow Q1/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i5-2500k.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1504
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
697
Intel Core i5-2500k
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
11077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2450
Intel Core i5-2500k
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
262
Intel Core i5-2500k
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
894
Intel Core i5-2500k
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
812
Intel Core i5-2500k
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2679
Intel Core i5-2500k
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
21732
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6405
Intel Core i5-2500k

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