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In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 649 days older than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 25% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600 - 20 vs 16 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
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