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Intel Core i7-2600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2011
Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Core i7-2600K
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-2600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-2600K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    928 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-2600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    654 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    492 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    744 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    755 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1220 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    328 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    180 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    796 place
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 3% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i7-2600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 2000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
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.

  • Frequency
    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.85 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.35 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow --
  • Shader
    96 left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow --
  • Generation
    6 left arrow --
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow --
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i7-2600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-2600K and Intel Core i7-2600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

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

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
263
Intel Core i7-2600K
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
1865
Intel Core i7-2600K
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
808
Intel Core i7-2600K
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
3098
Intel Core i7-2600K
8009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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
8495
Intel Core i7-2600K
21732
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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