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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-6900K

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 5% better in F1 22 than Core i7-6900K - 285 vs 272 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $120.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 90% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.44 vs $4.21 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of F1 22.
F1 22

F1 22

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

285

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.21/FPS

10%

Price, $

$1199.99

10%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

272

95%

Value, $/FPS

$0.44/FPS

100%

Price, $

$120

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 6 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

59%

Multi-Core

7118

82%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
VermeerCodenameBroadwell-E
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i7-6900K

F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High

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