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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 649 days older than Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 1% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 103 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Core i5-6500
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
39 FPS
$21.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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