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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1436 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-6700K - 118 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - CA$145.58 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 34% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-6700K - CA$1.23 vs CA$1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7 Quad-core i7-6700K 4 GHz Processor
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.23/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 5 3600
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
54 FPS
CA$24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
CA$24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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43 FPS
CA$39.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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54 FPS
CA$24.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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49 FPS
CA$24.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
CA$86.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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32 FPS
CA$86.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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26 FPS
CA$51.15/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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26 FPS
CA$50/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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