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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1132 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 2% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6900K - 160 vs 157 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$167.61 vs CA$309.63
- Up to 47% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6900K - CA$1.05 vs CA$1.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.05/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$167.61
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
41 FPS
CA$33.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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29 FPS
CA$60.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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26 FPS
CA$54.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$33.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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