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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 1700X

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 1700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 609 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 7% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 205 vs 191 FPS
  • Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - €39.0 vs €48.5
  • Up to 24% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - €0.19 vs €0.25 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 91 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Dota 2.
Dota 2

Dota 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

205

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.19/FPS

100%

Price, €

€39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU

Buy for 39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 91 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


FPS

191

93%

Value, €/FPS

€0.25/FPS

76%

Price, €

€48.5

80%

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Best Looking

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

71%

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo
Ryzen 7 1700X

Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017


Single-Core

1088

76%

Multi-Core

5574

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameSummit Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
91 W
TDP95 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
35.0x
Multiplier34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 7 1700X

Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking

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