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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 7% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i5-6600 - 320 vs 299 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$141.97 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.47 vs CA$1.53 per FPS
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
320
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.53/FPS
30%
Price, CA$
CA$489
29%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
299
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.47/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i5-6600
Resident Evil Village, 1920 x 1080, Max
279 FPS
CA$24.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$6,964.76
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279 FPS
CA$31.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,781.28
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