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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 609 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 3% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 1700 - 124 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $39.5 vs $195.0
- Up to 80% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 1700 - $0.32 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
124
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 7 1700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$14.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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