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CA$489
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2723 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 21% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6700K - 869 vs 716 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 56% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$214.99 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$0.3 vs CA$0.56 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
869
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.56/FPS
53%
Price, CA$
CA$489
43%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 197 minutes ago
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
716
82%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$214.99
100%
Value Winner
Core i7 Quad-core i7-6700K 4 GHz Processor
Buy for CA$214.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 197 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-6700K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
849 FPS
CA$8.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$6,964.76
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849 FPS
CA$10.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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CA$8,781.28
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