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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 1619 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-6900K - 191 vs 180 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - CA$249.0 vs CA$258.88
- Up to 10% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-6900K - CA$1.3 vs CA$1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 105 vs 140 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
191
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.3/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$249
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-thread unlocked desktop processor without cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
87 FPS
CA$21.9/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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145 FPS
CA$19.85/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$31.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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133 FPS
CA$41.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$29.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
CA$19.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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