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What Is Ryzen 5 2600 Equivalent Intel

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-10600K

Price now 279$

Games supported 100%

Price now 308$

Games supported 100%

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating 406 354
Value for money 42.07 47.42
Market segment Desktop processor Desktop processor
Series AMD Ryzen 5 no data
Architecture codename Zen+ Comet Lake
Release date 19 April 2018 (3 years ago) 30 April 2020 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $262
Price now $279 (1.4x MSRP) $308 (1.2x MSRP)

Value for money

To get the index we compare the characteristics of the processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores 6 (Hexa-Core) 6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads 12 12
Base clock speed 3.4 GHz 4.1 GHz
Boost clock speed 3.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Die size 192 mm2 no data
Maximum core temperature no data 100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase) no data 72 °C
Number of transistors 4,800 million no data
64 bit support + +
Windows 11 compatibility + +
Unlocked multiplier + +

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration 1 (Uniprocessor) 1
Socket AM4 FCLGA1200
Thermal design power (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI + +
AVX + +
vPro no data +
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) no data +
Turbo Boost Technology no data 2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology no data +
TSX no data -
Idle States no data +
Thermal Monitoring no data +
SIPP no data +
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 no data -

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT no data +
EDB no data +
Secure Key no data +
Identity Protection no data +
SGX no data Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard no data +

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V + +
VT-d no data +
VT-x no data +
EPT no data +

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types DDR4 Dual-channel DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 GB
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 46.933 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support + -

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card - Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory - 64 GB
Quick Sync Video - +
Clear Video - +
Clear Video HD - +
Graphics max frequency - 1.2 GHz
InTru 3D - +

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported - 3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support - +
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 - 4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP - 4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort - 4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K.

PCIe version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express lanes 20 16

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

  • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
  • TrueCrypt AES
  • x264 encoding pass 2
  • x264 encoding pass 1
  • WinRAR 4.0
  • wPrime 32
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
  • Passmark

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core (sometimes called Multi-Thread) is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i5-10600K are for gaming compared with game system requirements. Remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately. Also, your gaming PC must have a decent enough GPU to perform well.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 15.05 16.61
Novelty 19 April 2018 30 April 2020
Cost $199 $262
Boost clock speed 3900 4800
Base clock speed 3400 4100
Chip lithography 12 14
Thermal design power (TDP) 65 125

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

Intel Core i5-10600K

Intel Core i5-10600K


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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Competitors of Ryzen 5 2600 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 2600 from Intel is Core i5-10500, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

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Competitors of Core i5-10600K by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i5-10600K from AMD is Ryzen 7 2700E, which is faster by 1% and higher by 4 positions in our rating.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i5-10600K:

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