AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core i7-2600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Intel Core i7-2600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Intel Core i7-2600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 32% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 32 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 1742
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 5481
3.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6416 vs 1845

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Jul 2023 vs 3 January 2011
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 1742
PassMark - CPU mark	26844 vs 5481
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416 vs 1845

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600K

174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3844

1742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26844

5481

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6416

1845

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-2600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844	1742
PassMark - CPU mark	26844	5481
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416	1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		811
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.602
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.129
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.018

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core i7-2600K
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	3 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$317
Place in performance rating	419	2312
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Price now		$189.99
Processor Number		i7-2600K
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.10
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Die size	71 mm²	216 mm
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	6,570 million	995 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM5	LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x112
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)