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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €182.66 vs €347.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 136% better in League of Legends than Core i5-6600K - 387 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 19% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i5-6600K - €0.9 vs €1.11 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 - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
387
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.9/FPS
100%
Price, €
€347
52%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Processore Ryzen 9 7900, 12 Core/24 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 9 7900
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
379 FPS
€4.69/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,779
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374 FPS
€4.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
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369 FPS
€3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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374 FPS
€4/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,495
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367 FPS
€3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,455.9
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374 FPS
€4.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,499
In Stock
372 FPS
€3.87/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, N/A Storage
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