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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2754 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $87.75 vs $269.8
- Up to 55% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 7900 - $0.18 vs $0.4 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 37% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6700 - 745 vs 544 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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