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Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-6600K

Ryzen 9 5900 vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 370.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

3.0 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 370.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms the cheaper 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 5900 is 2021 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900

  • Performs up to 30% better in FIFA 23 than Core i5-6600K - 210 vs 162 FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900 - €99.97 vs €370.26
This is a free version of FIFA 23.
FIFA 23

FIFA 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

210

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€370.26

26%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 XT Prozessor, 16 Kerne/32 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 72MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Kein Lüfter

Buy for 370.26 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

162

77.14285714285715%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€99.97

100%

Intel Core I5-6600K Prozessor (3,5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for 99.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 127 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Logo
Ryzen 9 5900

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2052

100%

Multi-Core

9865

100%

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

69.15204678362574%

Multi-Core

4012

40.66903193106944%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

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Intel Core i5-6600K

Jan 12th, 2021
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
VermeerCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
24
Threads4
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
65 W
TDP91 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
30.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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