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CA$70.1
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MSRP $259
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2112 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Core i5-6500
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - CA$70.10 vs CA$239.47
- Up to 69% better value when playing Saints Row than Ryzen 5 5600G - CA$0.44 vs CA$1.41 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 8% better in Saints Row than Core i5-6500 - 170 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
158
93%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$70.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
Buy for CA$70.1 on Amazon
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Updated 209 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
170
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.41/FPS
31%
Price, CA$
CA$239.47
29%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
Buy for CA$239.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 209 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 5600G
With selected game settings
57 FPS
CA$25.09/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600G
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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108 FPS
CA$22.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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