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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $57.77 vs $291.75
- Up to 76% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $0.46 vs $1.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 24% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-6600 - 172 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
139
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.46/FPS
100%
Price, €
€64.12
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
172
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.88/FPS
24%
Price, €
€323.84
19%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900X3D 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor
Buy for €323.84 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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