Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 2150 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-6900K - 238 vs 232 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $117.06 vs $122.00
- Up to 8% better value when playing Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Core i7-6900K - $0.49 vs $0.53 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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FPS
238
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$117.06
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |