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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 992 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 5 2600 - 103 vs 99 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - CA$142.72 vs CA$169.99
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel 6th Gen Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor (BX80662I76700K)
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.4 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
77.83783783783784%
Multi-Core
4841
98.85644272003267%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 5 2600
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
32 FPS
CA$86.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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41 FPS
CA$67.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,772.64
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38 FPS
CA$42.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i7-6700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$1,599.79
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