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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1466 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 91 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 4% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-6600K - 182 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
182
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 7 3800X
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
70 FPS
$25.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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74 FPS
$31.05/FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,298
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78 FPS
$21.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 3800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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