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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 649 days older than Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 1500X - 144 vs 143 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler (YD150XBBAEBOX)
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
77.80126849894292%
Multi-Core
3644
90.82751744765703%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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