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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2112 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 5% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6600K - 368 vs 349 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £109.0 vs £138.88
- Up to 25% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6600K - £0.3 vs £0.4 per FPS
- 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
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
368
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£109
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-core, 12-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 5 5600G
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
132 FPS
£7.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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150 FPS
£18.04/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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