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Core i5-661 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-661 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 3468 days newer than Core i5-661.

Advantages of Core i5-661

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 33% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-661 - 80 vs 60 FPS
  • Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

60

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

80

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€82.15

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth

Buy for 82.15 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 265 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-661 Logo
Core i5-661

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

488

31%

Multi-Core

929

13%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-661 Logo

Core i5-661

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
ClarkdaleCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
87 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
25.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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