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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $74.0 vs $445.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.37 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Valheim than Core i5-6600 - 205 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
199
97.07317073170731%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
205
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
17.050691244239633%
Price, $
$445
16%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Updated 349034 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
75.95983461311282%
Multi-Core
3552
35.74159790702355%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
119 FPS
$33.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$25.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,000.99
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98 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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