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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - £108.36 vs £186.83
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i5-6600K - 89 vs 87 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Processor (6C/12T, 35 MB Cache, 4.4 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
86.41900121802679%
Multi-Core
4012
57.31428571428572%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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