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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1022 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 3% better in Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 2600 - 199 vs 194 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $79.0 vs $85.76
- Up to 9% better value when playing Dota 2 than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.4 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
199
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i5-6600
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
109 FPS
$9.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$9.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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103 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$999.99
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90 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
$7.75/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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