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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 9 5950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 1953 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 91 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 18% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-6600K - 659 vs 560 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

560

85%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

659

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.76/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$498.98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler

Buy for CA$498.98 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7723 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

65%

Multi-Core

4012

33%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Core i5-6600K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jul 2nd, 2015
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5Ryzen 9
SkylakeVermeer
Intel Socket 1151AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
4
16
4
32
3.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
91 W
105 W
14 nm
7 nm
35.0x
34.0x
NoneNone
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CA$498.98

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Ryzen 9 5950X

CA$498.98

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CA$469

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CA$498.98

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