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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2644 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-6600K - 203 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 24 vs 4 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €74.94 vs €365.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.43 vs €1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 91 vs 170 Watts
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
175
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.94
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 91 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Core i5-6600K
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
173 FPS
€12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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180 FPS
€13.05/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,349.9
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150 FPS
€13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,954.9
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150 FPS
€15.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,399
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107 FPS
€14.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,594.9
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203 FPS
€15.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,214.9
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203 FPS
€19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€3,999
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134 FPS
€13.1/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,754.9
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165 FPS
€13.06/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,154.9
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203 FPS
€16.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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