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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X is 1953 days newer than Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 91 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-6600K - 124 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 32 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1419
64.82412060301507%
Multi-Core
4012
32.9961345505387%
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 32 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6600K or Ryzen 9 5950X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$19.01/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
$21.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$59.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$14.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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114 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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98 FPS
$26.53/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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81 FPS
$35.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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124 FPS
$41.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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38 FPS
$67.1/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5950X
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