Intel Core i5-11260H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor comparisons   26-06-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i5-11260H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, AIDA64, 3DMark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, Blender, PassMark, SuperPi, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-11260H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-11260H

54%

Ryzen 5 2600

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11260H

53%

Ryzen 5 2600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Control, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.0	94.8
Valorant	108.0	107.8
Cyberpunk 2077	60.5	60.4
Apex Legends	101.5	101.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.0	80.8
Overwatch	87.4	87.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.5	74.4
DOOM Eternal	54.0	53.9
Warzone	84.2	84.1
Assassin's Creed	90.7	90.5
Valheim	89.6	89.5

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11260H

143%

Ryzen 5 2600

56%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11260H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600 as it consumes less power: 32W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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 turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-11260H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	213	164
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1504	1310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	739	374
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2636	2736
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1895	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8344	7220

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

	Intel Core i5-11260H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	3904	2280
Multi-Core	14013	13255

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

	Intel Core i5-11260H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	1380	1104
Multi-Core	6865	6712

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-11260H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Announcement date	May 01, 2021	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1787	AM4
Core name	Tiger Lake	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 Ã— 8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	5200 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	32 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD2600BBM6IAF YD2600BBAFBOX YD2600BBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600 is 23% better than Core i5-11260H in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11260H is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is better: 7
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-11260H and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-11260H - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-11260H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs and review.