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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-6700

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-6700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

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Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 134.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

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Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 134.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1954 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-6700 - 175 vs 160 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6700

  • Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - €134.84 vs €319.00
  • Up to 54% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 5600X - €0.84 vs €1.82 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

175

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.82/FPS

46%

Price, €

€319

42%

FPS Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 319 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

160

91%

Value, €/FPS

€0.84/FPS

100%

Price, €

€134.84

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3,40 GHz 8 M Prozessor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700 (erneuert)

Buy for 134.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

62%

Multi-Core

4140

48%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Core i7-6700

Nov 5th, 2020
Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5Core i7
VermeerSkylake
AMD Socket AM4Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
6
4
12
8
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
65 W65 W
7 nm
14 nm
37.0x
34.0x
None
HD Graphics 530
Yes
No

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319

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319

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489

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319

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Core i9-12900K

467.41

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319

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1,014.81

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319

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238.77

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171.73

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163.9

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Ryzen 5 5600X

319

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Core i5-12600KF

202.51

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319

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319

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
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319

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199.76

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319

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Core i7-13700K

392.14

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Ryzen 5 5600X

319

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Core i9-14900KF

468.37

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

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Core i7-14700F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

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Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

511

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

313.15

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

168.3

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.26

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

273.11

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

398.73

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.84

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

110.27

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

161.25

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

771.1

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

467.41

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.81

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

238.77

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

163.9

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

468.37

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

439.13

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
Intel Core i3-12100F Logo
Core i3-12100F
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

134.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

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