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AvailabilityMSRP $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2468 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Core i5-6600K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £69.97 vs £84.00
- Up to 13% better value when playing Lost Ark than Ryzen 5 5500 - £0.27 vs £0.31 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 7% better in Lost Ark than Core i5-6600K - 274 vs 257 FPS
- 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
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
257
94%
Value, £/FPS
£0.27/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
167 FPS
£4.79/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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179 FPS
£4.64/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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159 FPS
£6.92/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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159 FPS
£4.59/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£729.99
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171 FPS
£8.36/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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