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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - CA$105.86 vs CA$439.00
- Up to 73% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 7 7700X - CA$0.66 vs CA$2.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 11% better in Halo Infinite than Core i5-6600 - 178 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 16 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
160
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$105.86
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56600 6th Generation Core I5-6600 Processor
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.47/FPS
27%
Price, CA$
CA$439
24%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
Buy for CA$439 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
135 FPS
CA$20.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
CA$22.35/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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109 FPS
CA$23.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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Ryzen 7 7700X
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Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$22.54/FPS
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Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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