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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 315 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Ryzen 5 1600X - 709 vs 702 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$141.17 vs CA$248.88
- Up to 43% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6900K - CA$0.2 vs CA$0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
709
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.35/FPS
57%
Price, CA$
CA$248.88
56%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
702
99%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.2/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.17
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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In Stock
Updated 65 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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