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Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1132 days newer than Core i7-6800K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 7% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6800K - 134 vs 125 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

125

93%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

134

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.75/FPS

100%

Price, £

£101.02

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3

Buy for £101.02 on Amazon

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

77%

Multi-Core

5661

82%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo

Ryzen 5 3600

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell-ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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