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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 1607 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £138.88 vs £499.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.71 vs £2.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 91 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Core i5-6600K - 209 vs 196 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
196
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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In Stock
Updated 188 minutes ago
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.39/FPS
29%
Price, £
£499.99
27%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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In Stock
Updated 187 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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