Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1211 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 2% better in Fortnite than Core i7-6900K - 228 vs 224 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
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Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Broadwell-E |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
6 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |