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Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Core i7-6800K vs Ryzen 9 7900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
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

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900X

4.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
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

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2310 days newer than Core i7-6800K.

Advantages of Core i7-6800K

  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 140 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X

  • Performs up to 33% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6800K - 166 vs 125 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

125

75%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

166

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.31/FPS

100%

Price, €

€382.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for 382.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

42%

Multi-Core

5661

32%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2923

100%

Multi-Core

17849

100%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo

Ryzen 9 7900X

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Broadwell-ECodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
12
12Threads
24
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz
140 W
TDP170 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
34.0xMultiplier
47.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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