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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-5930K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-5930K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2257 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-5930K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-5930K - 129 vs 119 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-5930K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5930K
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $549.95 vs $1199.99
- Up to 50% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 5600X - $4.62 vs $9.3 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
129
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.3/FPS
49.67741935483871%
Price, $
$1199.99
45%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
119
92.24806201550388%
Value, $/FPS
$4.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$549.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-5930K Processor 3.5GHz 0GT/s 15MB LGA 2011-v3 CPU Only, BX80648I75930K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-5930K
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1156
55.25812619502868%
Multi-Core
5480
63.28675366670517%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Haswell E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i7-5930K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
75 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$14.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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87 FPS
$12.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
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75 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
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114 FPS
$15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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71 FPS
$14.51/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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75 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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79 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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67 FPS
$23.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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