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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1022 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - 158 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $74.0 vs $99.97
- Up to 27% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.47 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Updated 358130 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
157
99.36708860759494%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/FPS
73.43749999999999%
Price, $
$99.97
74%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Updated 358130 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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