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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900XT outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900XT is 1498 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €359.0 vs €579.7
- Up to 34% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3900XT - €1.55 vs €2.36 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Performs up to 6% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-6900K - 246 vs 231 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 105 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 24 vs 16 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
231
93%
Value, €/FPS
€1.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€359
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6900K 3,20GHz Boxed CPU
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AMD RyzenTM 9 3900XT Prozessor (12 Kerne/24 Threads, 70MB Cache, bis zu 4,7 GHz Max Boost) - ohne Kühler, AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 16 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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