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In short — Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is 1188 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 91 vs 250 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
- Performs up to 1% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6600K - 221 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 48 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
218
98.64253393665159%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£106.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Desktop • Oct 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
1235
87.03312191684284%
Multi-Core
7407
100%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 24 |
| 4 | Threads | 48 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 250 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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