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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X.
Advantages of Core i7-6950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 6% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-6950X - 311 vs 293 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $117.05 vs $588.88
- Up to 81% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-6950X - $0.38 vs $2.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
311
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$117.05
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6950X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
111 FPS
$7.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
$8.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$6.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$6.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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135 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
$6.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$6.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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64 FPS
$12.97/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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154 FPS
$5.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$11.54/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
$9.01/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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117 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Laptops Using Core i7-6950X or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
62 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$12.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$7.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$12.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$10.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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62 FPS
$13.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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78 FPS
$8.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$646
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62 FPS
$14.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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62 FPS
$14.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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113 FPS
$13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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78 FPS
$11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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62 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,099
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78 FPS
$13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,069.2
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78 FPS
$14.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,103
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62 FPS
$15.31/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949
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62 FPS
$40.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,535.14
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70 FPS
$11.71/FPS
Radeon RX 6500M
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$819.99
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78 FPS
$10.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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62 FPS
$16.6/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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62 FPS
$17.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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