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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1545 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Core i5-6600 - 357 vs 344 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 37% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $79.0 vs $125.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD 100-100000158BOX RYZEN 5 3500X 6-Core 3.6 GHz (4.1 GHz Turbo) Socket AM4 65W Desktop Processor
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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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
82.70096463022509%
Multi-Core
3552
60.71794871794872%
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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