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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive 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 5500 is 2468 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 39% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6600K - 228 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £81.99 vs £108.36
- 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
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
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
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
75.84179583110637%
Multi-Core
4012
52.158086323452935%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD 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 |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 5 5500
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
207 FPS
£3.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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210 FPS
£3.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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210 FPS
£4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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213 FPS
£5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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206 FPS
£3.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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206 FPS
£5.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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208 FPS
£6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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207 FPS
£4.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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