Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 619 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £178.58 vs £188.88
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 72% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - 31 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - £6.09 vs £9.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 91 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for £178.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
31
100%
Value, £/FPS
£6.09/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 120 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 91 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |