Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 649 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 1600 - 172 vs 170 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$141.67 vs CA$250.0
- Up to 44% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$0.82 vs CA$1.47 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
172
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.67
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$141.67 on Amazon
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Updated 10649 minutes ago
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |