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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Core i5-6600K
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £69.97 vs £488.99
- Up to 83% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.29 vs £1.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 91 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 22% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-6600K - 291 vs 239 FPS
- 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
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
239
82%
Value, £/FPS
£0.29/FPS
100%
Price, £
£69.97
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
291
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.68/FPS
17%
Price, £
£488.99
14%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Updated 54 minutes ago
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
224 FPS
£6.7/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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224 FPS
£7.23/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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224 FPS
£8.71/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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