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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 1832 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $79.0 vs $399.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 9 3900XT - $0.39 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i5-6600 - 210 vs 203 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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