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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 5 7600X

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 5 7600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X is 2644 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 91 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in F1 22 than Core i5-6600K - 289 vs 276 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

276

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

289

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

50%

Multi-Core

4012

31%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2863

100%

Multi-Core

12807

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Core i5-6600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo

Ryzen 5 7600X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.3 GHz
91 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
35.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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