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Core i5-6600 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600.

Advantages of Core i5-6600

  • Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X

  • Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6600 - 148 vs 127 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

127

86%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

148

100%

Value, €/FPS

€6.89/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1020.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C/32T 3.40-4.90GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000059

Buy for 1,020.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 3 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

59%

Multi-Core

3552

29%

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2189

100%

Multi-Core

12159

100%

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo

Core i5-6600

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo

Ryzen 9 5950X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 9
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
27.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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