AMD's Ryzen 5 1600X challenges Intel's vaunted Core i5-7600K for best $250 CPU. Here's what the benchmarks told us.

Intel i5 13600K (Image via @Hardware Unboxed/YouTube) The Ryzen 5 9600X is based on the newer Zen 5 architecture, which brings 16% IPC performance improvements over the last generation.

GIMP is reasonable multi-threaded and here the benchmark saw the Ryzen 5 5600X sit in the middle of the pack, way ahead of the Core i5-10600K and not far off the Ryzen 7 3800X either.

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The Intel Core i5-12600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X are among the best processors out there right now, especially for anyone who wants solid gaming performance without overspending.

Comparing AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with the Intel Core i5-12400F is one of the most common quarries for any new gamers looking to build a new PC.

The AMD Ryzen 7600X is one of the most exciting chips to debut this year, but how does it stand up to Intel's killer 12600K CPU?

To understand why Ryzen 5 is so effective, check out this stock vs 4.8GHz overclock Core i5 7600K vs Core i7 7700K benchmark head-to-head.

The Core i5-12600K is available to pre-order for around $300, meaning depending where you are in the world, it will sit level with or undercut the Ryzen 5 5600X.

The Core i5-7600K offered a slight performance bump over the Ryzen 5 1600, though given the clock speed deficit you'd probably expect the margins to be a greater at 1080p with an RTX 2080 Ti.

But back to today's comparison, the Ryzen 5 3600 destroys the Core i5-9400F in core-heavy games and applications.