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Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1089

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $549

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1619 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i7-6900K - 192 vs 190 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
This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

190

98%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.58/FPS

100%

Price, €

€304.07

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Prozessor 3,7 GHz 64 MB L3

Buy for 304.07 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4209 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

57%

Multi-Core

7118

59%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 9
Broadwell-ECodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
12
16Threads
24
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
140 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 9 5900X

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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