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In short — Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900HX is 2021 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Core i5-6600K - 827 vs 777 FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 45 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
777
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.18/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 91 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900HX or Core i5-6600K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
586 FPS
£2.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,589
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442 FPS
£2.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099.99
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586 FPS
£2.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,464.99
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586 FPS
£3.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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£1,919
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586 FPS
£2.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,570.34
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586 FPS
£3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,845
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586 FPS
£2.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,749
In Stock
586 FPS
£3.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,809
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586 FPS
£2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£1,734
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586 FPS
£3.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,793
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