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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 610 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 158 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$228.88 vs CA$403.64
- Up to 44% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$1.45 vs CA$2.6 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz Eight Core AM4 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
158
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$228.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 1700 or Core i7-6700
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
39 FPS
CA$28.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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33 FPS
CA$31.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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