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CA$236.75
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
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MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 610 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Ryzen 7 1700 - 183 vs 181 FPS
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$236.75 vs CA$337.88
- Up to 31% better value when playing Stray than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$1.29 vs CA$1.87 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
183
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.29/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$236.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 7 1700
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
60 FPS
CA$13.02/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$780.99
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90 FPS
CA$11.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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81 FPS
CA$12.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,049.99
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