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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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MSRP in USD: $399
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 610 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 2% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 1700X - 203 vs 200 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - CA$130.0 vs CA$234.02
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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 1700X Processor (YD170XBCAEWOF)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 7 1700X
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
11 FPS
CA$71/FPS
Radeon RX 580
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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44 FPS
CA$23.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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34 FPS
CA$30.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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