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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 2310 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €359.0 vs €662.33
- Up to 32% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 9 7950X - €2.8 vs €4.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 140 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 27% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6900K - 162 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Intel Core i7-6900K 3,20GHz Boxed CPU
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
162
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.09/FPS
68%
Price, €
€662.33
54%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 9 7950X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
127 FPS
€19.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,449
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136 FPS
€18.2/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,474.9
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136 FPS
€18.86/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,564.9
In Stock
162 FPS
€20.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,289.9
In Stock
119 FPS
€18.15/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,159.9
In Stock
80 FPS
€24.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,969.9
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