Core i5-6500 vs Ryzen 7 3700X - How Many FPS Canada

Prices and Stock

Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Core i5-6500

Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - CA$182.48 vs CA$193.10
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

Performs up to 6% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6500 - 361 vs 341 FPS
Up to 2% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6500 - CA$0.53 vs CA$0.54 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

FPS

341

94%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.54/FPS

98%

Price, CA$

CA$182.48

100%

Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor

Buy for CA$182.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 194 minutes ago

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

361

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.53/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$193.1

94%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for CA$193.1 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 193 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

1920 x 1080

High

681

FPS

729

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

124

FPS

136

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

751

FPS

804

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Very High

135

FPS

212

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Maximum

176

FPS

192

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Single-Core

1177

71%

Multi-Core

3217

40%

Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Core i5-6500	vs	Ryzen 7 3700X
Jul 2nd, 2015	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5	Collection	Ryzen 7
Skylake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 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