AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-6600K
For gaming, the Intel Core i5-6600K is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 44 45
Cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Top speed 3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Rated power 65 W 91 W
Games at recommended 176 182
Released20182015
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 better than the Intel Core i5-6600K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core i5-6600K scores 45 and the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 44.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 for the AMD Ryzen 5 2600, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti for the Intel Core i5-6600K.