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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 2700X

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 2700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

3.7 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo
Sweeaau 4-pin Floppy Male Power Connector To 15-pin Female Power Cable Adapter Converter Ryzen 7 2700x

Buy for £3.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K

3.5 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

3.7 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo
Sweeaau 4-pin Floppy Male Power Connector To 15-pin Female Power Cable Adapter Converter Ryzen 7 2700x

Buy for £3.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 2700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1022 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 2700X.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 7 2700X - 717 vs 708 FPS
  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - 91 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

  • Up to 97% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - £3.85 vs £150.0
  • Up to 95% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i5-6600K - £0.01 vs £0.21 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Rocket League.
Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

717

100%

Value, £/FPS

£0.21/FPS

4%

Price, £

£150

2%

FPS Winner

Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £150 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo
Ryzen 7 2700X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


FPS

708

98%

Value, £/FPS

£0.01/FPS

100%

Price, £

£3.85

100%

Value Winner

Sweeaau 4-pin Floppy Male Power Connector To 15-pin Female Power Cable Adapter Converter Ryzen 7 2700x

Buy for £3.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo
Ryzen 7 2700X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

65%

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo
Ryzen 7 2700X

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1245

87%

Multi-Core

6113

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenamePinnacle Ridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.3 GHz
91 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
12 nm
35.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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