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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 609 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - 278 vs 274 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - £138.88 vs £295.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 1800X - £0.5 vs £1.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
278
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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AMD YD180XBCAEWOF RYZEN 7 1800X 8-Core 3.6 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 95W Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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