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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1954 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 22% better in Dirt 5 than Core i7-6700 - 215 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $150.0 vs $1199.99
- Up to 85% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.85 vs $5.58 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.58/FPS
15.232974910394265%
Price, $
$1199.99
12%
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 i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
176
81.86046511627907%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
61.80688336520076%
Multi-Core
4140
47.81152558032105%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i7-6700
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
103 FPS
$10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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142 FPS
$10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
120 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
103 FPS
$12.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
165 FPS
$10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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97 FPS
$10.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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103 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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109 FPS
$11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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120 FPS
$19.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
44 FPS
$18.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
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