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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 5800X is 1953 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 91 vs 105 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 19% better in HITMAN 2 than Core i5-6600K - 172 vs 145 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

145

84%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

172

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.02/FPS

100%

Price, $

$175

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4346 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

65%

Multi-Core

4012

39%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Jul 2nd, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i5CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
4Threads
16
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
91 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
35.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 7 5800X

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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