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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 86% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - $40.00 vs $293.00
- Up to 83% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 7 7700X - $0.19 vs $1.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 19% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i5-6600 - 256 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 16 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
154 FPS
$9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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154 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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154 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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154 FPS
$15.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,349
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183 FPS
$8.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,467.99
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192 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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173 FPS
$9.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699.99
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213 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,861.19
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192 FPS
$9.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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154 FPS
$11.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,793.39
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109 FPS
$16.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,800
In Stock
127 FPS
$10.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
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154 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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109 FPS
$12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,329.99
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154 FPS
$19.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,039.98
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154 FPS
$13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,149
In Stock
173 FPS
$8.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,520.64
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111 FPS
$12.61/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.9
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183 FPS
$16.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999
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183 FPS
$17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$3,148
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154 FPS
$10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
12 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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109 FPS
$14.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,588
In Stock
183 FPS
$9.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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109 FPS
$20.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,249
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109 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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109 FPS
$17.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,949
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183 FPS
$8.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,574.33
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154 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,931.48
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111 FPS
$14.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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213 FPS
$18.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$3,998
In Stock
152 FPS
$13.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099.99
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154 FPS
$9.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,449.99
In Stock
213 FPS
$13.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,799.99
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203 FPS
$10.3/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,089.99
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109 FPS
$12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,320
In Stock
109 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
154 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,933.01
In Stock
213 FPS
$16.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,459
In Stock
154 FPS
$17.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,709
In Stock
256 FPS
$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,694.8
In Stock
109 FPS
$21.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,328
In Stock
171 FPS
$39.05/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$6,678
In Stock
128 FPS
$37.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 7700X
8 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$4,768
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