AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs Intel Core i5-10500

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs Intel Core i5-10500 and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, machine learning, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Blender, SuperPi, 3DMark, AIDA64, PassMark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, MATLAB, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, RealBench, Blender, UserBenchmark, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Last Man Standing
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
Fallout 76
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Death Stranding
Valorant
Apex Legends

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-10500 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600E.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 2600E

54%

Core i5-10500

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 2600E

53%

Core i5-10500

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.2	95.4
Valorant	107.0	108.4
Cyberpunk 2077	59.9	60.7
Apex Legends	100.6	101.9
Call of Duty Warzone	80.3	81.3
Overwatch	86.7	87.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.8	74.8
DOOM Eternal	53.5	54.2
Warzone	83.5	84.5
Assassin's Creed	89.9	91.0
Valheim	88.8	90.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 2600E

77%

Core i5-10500

61%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 2600E is more energy efficient than the Core i5-10500 as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i5-10500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	171	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1339	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	408	467
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2957	3392
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1042	1082
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	7289	8209

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	2365	2743
Multi-Core	13612	13414

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i5-10500
Single-Core	1049	1196
Multi-Core	6043	7233

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600E	Intel Core i5-10500
Announcement date	September 01, 2018	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Core name	Pinnacle Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3600 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	578KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD260EBHM6IAF YD260EBHAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600E is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 27
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 2600E and Intel Core i5-10500 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600E - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600E specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.