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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1436 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-6700K - 179 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £94.99 vs £102.88
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
92.67376330619912%
Multi-Core
4897
71.13596746077862%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Core i7-6700K
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
50 FPS
£38.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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96 FPS
£15.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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60 FPS
£35.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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