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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6950X - 115 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $67.75 vs $477.95
- Up to 87% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6950X - $0.65 vs $5.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
115
100%
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€0.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.2
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FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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