Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 2614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 34% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6700K - 761 vs 568 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - $131.61 vs $357.97
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 91 vs 170 Watts
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
50.37440435670524%
Multi-Core
4897
25.382262996941897%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 4 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 91 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |