Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 2021 days newer than Core i5-6600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 90% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6600 - 281 vs 148 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
62.670565302144254%
Multi-Core
3552
36.00608210846426%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
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Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |