Buy on Amazon
£339
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
Availability
MSRP in USD: $549
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
Availability
MSRP in USD: $213
No items available
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than Core i5-6600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 26% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-6600 - 295 vs 235 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
295
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£339
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Retail, Noir, (AM5/12 Core/4.7GHz/76MB/170W/Radeon) - 100-000000589
Buy for £339 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 33 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-6600
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
160 FPS
£7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,268.4
In Stock
198 FPS
£7.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,414.8
In Stock
276 FPS
£7.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£2,118
In Stock
227 FPS
£6.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,580.4
In Stock
254 FPS
£6.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,648.8
In Stock
276 FPS
£14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£4,119.95
In Stock
276 FPS
£13.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£3,749.95
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
