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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 649 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 5 1600 - 161 vs 157 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - €74.94 vs €188.88
- Up to 59% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-6600K - €0.48 vs €1.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 12 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
157
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.94
100%
Value Winner
AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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