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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X is 2468 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - £108.36 vs £128.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 10% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-6600K - 192 vs 175 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 - 16 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
66.9024045261669%
Multi-Core
4012
41.23753725973893%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 7 5700X
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
130 FPS
£8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.95
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92 FPS
£9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£919.2
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108 FPS
£8.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£930
In Stock
108 FPS
£9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,041.6
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130 FPS
£7.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,029.99
In Stock
130 FPS
£8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,099.98
In Stock
92 FPS
£9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.95
In Stock
92 FPS
£10.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£999.99
In Stock
130 FPS
£9.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,269.6
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130 FPS
£10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
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