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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1545 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - €74.94 vs €231.18
- Up to 67% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 5 3500X - €0.27 vs €0.81 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in Apex Legends than Core i5-6600K - 285 vs 278 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 - 6 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
278
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.94
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
285
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.81/FPS
33%
Price, €
€231.18
32%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 3,6GHz
Buy for €231.18 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 165 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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