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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper 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 5950X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 35% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6900K - 230 vs 171 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 - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $87.75 vs $269.8
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
57.19506624029237%
Multi-Core
7118
58.54099843737149%
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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