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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500TE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1365 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-6500TE.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500TE
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-6500TE - 219 vs 215 FPS
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i5-6500TE - $78.8 vs $489.95
- Up to 84% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i5-6500TE - $0.36 vs $2.28 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500TE - 12 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i5 i5-6500TE Quad-core (4 Core) 2.3GHz Processor Socket H4 LGA-1151 OEM Pack Model CM8066201938000
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
219
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$78.8
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500TE
Desktop • Oct 11th, 2015
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500TE | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11th, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500TE or Ryzen 5 3600
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
63 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$16.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$16.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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87 FPS
$11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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87 FPS
$20.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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87 FPS
$11.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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75 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$20.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
$29.47/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 5 3600
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