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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 7600X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 7600X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 5 7600X - $39.5 vs $207.98
- Up to 80% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 7600X - $0.21 vs $1.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-6500 - 195 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
195
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
19%
Price, $
$207.98
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 7600X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 7600X
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$15.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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95 FPS
$13.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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114 FPS
$11.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,279.99
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102 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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56 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
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33 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
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155 FPS
$12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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139 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 7600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 7600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$27.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 7600X
12 GB, 1 TB HDD
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