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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1466 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Core i5-6500
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 26% better in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-6500 - 111 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - CA$167.62 vs CA$182.02
- Up to 27% better value when playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart than Core i5-6500 - CA$1.51 vs CA$2.07 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
111
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.51/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.62
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500 | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
1 FPS
CA$1390.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1768.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1420/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,420
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CA$1199.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$189.99
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CA$167.62
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CA$167.62
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Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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CA$499
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Core i9-12900K
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
Ryzen 9 5900X
CA$377
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
vs
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CA$349
Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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CA$193.1
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CA$167.62
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CA$269.04
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CA$167.62
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Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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CA$249
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CA$167.62
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CA$179.98
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CA$167.62
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Ryzen 5 3600
CA$167.62
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CA$469
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CA$167.62
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CA$398.28
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CA$167.62
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CA$1,099.99
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CA$167.62
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CA$109
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CA$167.62
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CA$696.59
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CA$167.62
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CA$270.1