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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1466 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 25% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6600K - 35 vs 28 FPS
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £94.99 vs £108.36
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
88.85410144020037%
Multi-Core
4012
58.28006972690296%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i5-6600K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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