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Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 3500X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $1089

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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 Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-6900K - 88 vs 85 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
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Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

85

96%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

88

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.63/FPS

100%

Price, €

€231.18

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

80%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

82%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell-ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads6
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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