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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 is 2753 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 82% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $65.48 vs $368.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 61% better in War Thunder than Core i5-6600 - 278 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 24 vs 4 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1286
45.538243626062325%
Multi-Core
3552
21.214836050886937%
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Ryzen 9 7900
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
260 FPS
$6.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,792.73
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232 FPS
$10.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
In Stock
232 FPS
$10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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232 FPS
$7.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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276 FPS
$11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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