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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 5 5500

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2468 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 4% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-6600K - 306 vs 294 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 - 12 vs 4 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

294

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

306

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.55

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Buy for 84.55 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 35 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

76%

Multi-Core

4012

52%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Core i5-6600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
91 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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