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The Ryzen 7 1700 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-6800K and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $30.12 more expensive!

Advantages of the Ryzen 7 1700

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy65 vs 140 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of the Core i7-6800K

  • A faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 17% cheaper$144.50 vs $174.62
  • A better value for money for gaming

Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i7-6800K for Gaming

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Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i7-6800K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i7-6800K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Logo

Ryzen 7 1700

Mar 2nd, 2017


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1026

83%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5190

92%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

May 31st, 2016


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1232

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5639

100%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i7-6800K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Logo

Ryzen 7 1700

Mar 2nd, 2017


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

16 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3 GHz

88%

Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

May 31st, 2016


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

15 MB

94%


Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

97%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

90%

Specifications

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Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

General
Mar 2nd, 2017
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
$329.00
MSRP$434.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Summit RidgeCodenameBroadwell-E
65 W
Power Consumption140 W
Performance
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.0 GHzBase Frequency
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
16 MB
L3 Cache15 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2666 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2400 MHz
NoIntegrated GraphicsNo
YesOverclockableYes

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