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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X 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 9 3950X is 1608 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Core i5-6600
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $47.00 vs $485.95
- Up to 90% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - $0.29 vs $2.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-6600 - 169 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 32 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600 | vs | Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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