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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1023 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 0% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 2600 - 299 vs 298 FPS
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$228.88 vs CA$290.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.77 vs CA$0.97 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
299
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.77/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$228.88
100%
FPS and 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
Max
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i7-6700
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
114 FPS
CA$9.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
CA$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
CA$40.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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102 FPS
CA$34.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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