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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 1467 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6700 - 135 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $129.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 35% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600X - $1.02 vs $1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-6700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$10.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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69 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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67 FPS
$11.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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56 FPS
$35.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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