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Core i7-6850K vs Ryzen 5 5600

Core i7-6850K vs Ryzen 5 5600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $617

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Availability

MSRP $199

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 2150 days newer than Core i7-6850K.

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600

  • Performs up to 20% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-6850K - 178 vs 148 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
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Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

148

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


FPS

178

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.77/FPS

100%

Price, €

€137.37

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo
Core i7-6850K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1268

62%

Multi-Core

5821

68%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022


Single-Core

2029

100%

Multi-Core

8539

100%

Intel Core i7-6850K Logo

Core i7-6850K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo

Ryzen 5 5600

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Apr 20th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12Threads12
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.5 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
36.0x
Multiplier35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 5 5600

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