AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-1195G7

Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i7-1195G7 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 2600 performs better than the Core i7-1195G7. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-1195G7 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 2600 has significantly more cores than the Core i7-1195G7. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600 has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-1195G7. It also has more threads than the Core i7-1195G7. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-1195G7. Despite this, the Core i7-1195G7 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Core i7-1195G7 outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 2600 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 2600 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.