Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1515 days newer than Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6700K - 189 vs 184 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |