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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Core i7-6800K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$212.54 vs CA$377.00
- Up to 36% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - CA$1.04 vs CA$1.63 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6800K - 231 vs 204 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 24 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
204
88%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$212.54
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76800K Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor, Gray
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Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
231
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.63/FPS
64%
Price, CA$
CA$377
56%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
Buy for CA$377 on Amazon
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Updated 7531 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6800K or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
158 FPS
CA$34.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
CA$23.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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CA$2,509.99
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157 FPS
CA$25.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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