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Core i5-6500 vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Core i5-6500 vs Ryzen 5 5600G: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i5-6500

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151

Buy for 45.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

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Core i5-6500

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151

Buy for 45.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 2112 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.

Advantages of Core i5-6500

  • Up to 68% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - €45.88 vs €143.00
  • Up to 63% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 5600G - €0.37 vs €1.01 per FPS

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6500 - 142 vs 124 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

124

87%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€45.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Processore Core i5-6500, 3.2 GHz (Turbo Boost 3.6 GHz), 4 core, 6MB Cache Socket 1151

Buy for 45.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 267 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


FPS

142

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.01/FPS

37%

Price, €

€143

32%

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

61%

Multi-Core

3217

42%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021


Single-Core

1918

100%

Multi-Core

7665

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Core i5-6500

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo

Ryzen 5 5600G

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Apr 13th, 2021
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
SkylakeCodenameCezanne
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0xMultiplier
39.0x
HD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 7
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 5600G

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Popular Core i5-6500 and Ryzen 5 5600G Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

126

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

218.09

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

464.44

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

359.87

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.55

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

412.88

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

183.59

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

249

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

274.7

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

373.04

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

719.98

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

168.57

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

45.88

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

432.06

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

178

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

231

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

97

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

126

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

301.44

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

218.09

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.29

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

464.44

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

359.87

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.55

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

412.88

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

260

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700 Logo
Ryzen 7 5700

158.77

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

194.9

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

183.59

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

419.99

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X3D

249

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

140.78

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

399

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

274.7

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Logo
Ryzen 5 5600G

143

vs
Intel Core i7-14700F Logo
Core i7-14700F

373.04

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