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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $40.00 vs $199.99
- Up to 75% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 5 7600X - $0.29 vs $1.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 24% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-6600 - 173 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.16/FPS
25%
Price, $
$199.99
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600 | vs | Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 5 7600X
With selected game settings
117 FPS
$11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$12.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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102 FPS
$11.08/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,129.99
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117 FPS
$14.09/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,649
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102 FPS
$12.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
$10.58/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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105 FPS
$11.9/FPS
Radeon RX 7600 XT
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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134 FPS
$10.45/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$11.79/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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137 FPS
$10.95/FPS
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Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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