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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 855 days older than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 0% better in Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 685 vs 684 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$311.29 vs CA$609.93
- Up to 49% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - CA$0.45 vs CA$0.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 140 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
685
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$311.29
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
Buy for CA$311.29 on Amazon
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Updated 268 minutes ago
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
FPS
684
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.89/FPS
51%
Price, CA$
CA$609.93
51%
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (12-Core/24-Thread) Processor 4.3 GHz Max Boost 38MB Cache
Buy for CA$609.93 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 270 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Ryzen Threadripper 2920X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 3rd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen Threadripper |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Colfax |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3r2 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 180 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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