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The Core i7-6800K is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 5500 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $2.98 cheaper!

Advantages of the Core i7-6800K

  • Up to 4% cheaper$78.00 vs $80.98

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5500

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy65 vs 140 Watts

Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 5500 for Gaming

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Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 5500 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 5500 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

May 31st, 2016


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1232

66%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5639

73%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 4th, 2022


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1874

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7688

100%

Performance Specifications

The Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 5 5500 in core CPU performance specifications

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

May 31st, 2016


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

15 MB

94%


Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

94%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

86%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

75%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Apr 4th, 2022


Cores

6-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

3200 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i7-6800K

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Ryzen 5 5500

May 31st, 2016
Apr 4th, 2022
$434.00
$159.00
Desktop
Desktop
Intel Socket 2011-3AMD Socket AM4
Broadwell-EVermeer
140 W
65 W
66
1212
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
15 MB
16 MB
DDR4 @ 2400 MHzDDR4 @ 3200 MHz
NoNo
YesYes

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Core i7-6800K and Ryzen 5 5500 vs Other CPUs

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