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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 Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €127.21 vs €304.07
- Up to 50% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 5900X - €1.02 vs €2.05 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-6800K - 148 vs 125 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
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
125
84%
Value, €/FPS
€1.02/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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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6800K or Ryzen 9 5900X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
113 FPS
€13.09/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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142 FPS
€13.38/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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127 FPS
€12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,579
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103 FPS
€11.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,154.9
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114 FPS
€14.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€1,634.32
In Stock
148 FPS
€20.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€2,969.9
In Stock
135 FPS
€11.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,589.9
In Stock
135 FPS
€12.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,724.9
In Stock
127 FPS
€23.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€3,024.02
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139 FPS
€12.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,699.9
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