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€304.07
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-6800K - 225 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €127.21 vs €304.07
- Up to 56% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.59 vs €1.35 per FPS
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
215
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€127.21
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6800K BX80671I76800K Desktop Prozessor (15 MB Cache, 3,40GHz, LGA 2011-v3, 140W)
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Updated 10096 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Core i7-6800K
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
116 FPS
€12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,479
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168 FPS
€11.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,899.9
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137 FPS
€11.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
In Stock
103 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
In Stock
117 FPS
€13.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,634.32
In Stock
225 FPS
€13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,969.9
In Stock
153 FPS
€10.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
In Stock
153 FPS
€11.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,724.9
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136 FPS
€22.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,024.02
In Stock
161 FPS
€10.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699.9
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