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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 2743 days newer than Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 42% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i5-6600 - 105 vs 74 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
105
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.8/FPS
100%
Price, £
£399
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
46 FPS
£39.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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