Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 2485 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6700 - 167 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 26% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$169.0 vs CA$228.88
- Up to 39% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i7-6700 - CA$1.01 vs CA$1.65 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
167
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$169
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Apr 20th, 2022 | 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 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |