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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1619 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6850K - 124 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - €149.79 vs €162.51
- Up to 17% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6850K - €1.21 vs €1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-6850k 3,60GHz Tray CPU
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
124
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€149.79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD AM4 Ryzen 5 6 Tray 5600X 3,7GHz MAX Boost 4,6GHz 6xCore 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 5 5600X
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
39 FPS
€40.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,569
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57 FPS
€17.1/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€974.9
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39 FPS
€22.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€888
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46 FPS
€23.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,099
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39 FPS
€23.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€929
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37 FPS
€21.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€799.9
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51 FPS
€21.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,119
In Stock
46 FPS
€23.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,099
In Stock
46 FPS
€27.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,259
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18 FPS
€40.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€729
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