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In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X is 1923 days newer than Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6700K - 129 vs 122 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel Core i7-6700K
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i7-6700K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
75 FPS
$12.52/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.84/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$17.65/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$14.93/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$12.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$13.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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75 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$29.09/FPS
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$18.86/FPS
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