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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 2743 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £138.88 vs £518.97
- Up to 68% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - £0.56 vs £1.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 91 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 20% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than Core i5-6600K - 298 vs 249 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
249
83%
Value, £/FPS
£0.56/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
298
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.74/FPS
32%
Price, £
£518.97
26%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D processor with 3D V-Cache technology, 16 cores/32 skewed threads, Zen 4 architecture, 144MB cache, 120W TDP, up to 5.7GHz boost frequency, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
298 FPS
£11.07/FPS
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£11.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16 GB, N/A Storage
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