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Core i5-6600 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

Core i5-6600 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 1466 days newer than Core i5-6600.

Advantages of Core i5-6600

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-6600 - 315 vs 309 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

309

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

315

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.5/FPS

100%

Price, €

€157.96

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-00000071

Buy for 157.96 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 233 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

78%

Multi-Core

3552

44%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

100%

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo

Core i5-6600

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo

Ryzen 7 3700X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
27.0xMultiplier
36.0x
UHD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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