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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1211 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 5% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6900K - 717 vs 685 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
685
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97.4
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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