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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600XT is 1466 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600XT - $79.0 vs $168.11
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-6600 - 203 vs 201 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 12 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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CPU Processor AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT R5 3600XT 3.8 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread CPU Processor 7NM 95W L3=32M 100-000000281 Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 3600XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
75.46948356807512%
Multi-Core
3552
49.18305178620881%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 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 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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