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CA$479
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2754 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 42% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i7-6700 - 211 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$260.62 vs CA$479.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$1.75 vs CA$2.27 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
211
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.27/FPS
77.09251101321586%
Price, CA$
CA$479
54%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$479 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2198 minutes ago
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
149
70.61611374407583%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.75/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$260.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
Buy for CA$260.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2191 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
45.786118980169974%
Multi-Core
4140
24.72675147822971%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-6700
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
CA$750/FPS
GeForce GTX 970M
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$750
In Stock
41 FPS
CA$25.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
In Stock
31 FPS
CA$35.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,099.99
In Stock
197 FPS
CA$36.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$7,129.51
In Stock
197 FPS
CA$45.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,989
In Stock
8 FPS
CA$100.12/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$800.99
In Stock
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