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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6800K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6800K is 315 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 2% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 1500X - 683 vs 669 FPS
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $75.31 vs $142.59
- Up to 50% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.12 vs $0.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
683
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.12/FPS
100%
Price, €
€83.59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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