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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i7-6850K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1132 days newer than Core i7-6850K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6850K - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
158
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6850K or Ryzen 5 3600
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
30 FPS
$27.01/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$34.15/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$39.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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41 FPS
$26.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
$25.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$22.6/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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55 FPS
$23.64/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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