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Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i7-6700

Ryzen 9 7900 vs Core i7-6700: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 355.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 256 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 96.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 257 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7900

3.7 GHz | 12-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 355.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 256 minutes ago

vs

Core i7-6700

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 96.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 257 minutes ago

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 Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 12% better in Rocket League than Core i7-6700 - 799 vs 711 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6700

  • Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $96.30 vs $355.86
  • Up to 69% better value when playing Rocket League than Ryzen 9 7900 - $0.14 vs $0.45 per FPS
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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

799

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.45/FPS

31%

Price, €

€355.86

27%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 355.86 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 256 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


FPS

711

89%

Value, €/FPS

€0.14/FPS

100%

Price, €

€96.3

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for 96.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 257 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2824

100%

Multi-Core

16743

100%

Intel Core i7-6700 Logo
Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1293

46%

Multi-Core

4140

25%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

Ryzen 9 7900

vs
Intel Core i7-6700 Logo

Core i7-6700

Jan 14th, 2023
Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9Core i7
RaphaelSkylake
AMD Socket AM5Intel Socket 1151
Desktop
Desktop
12
4
24
8
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
5.4 GHz
4.0 GHz
65 W65 W
5 nm
14 nm
37.0x
34.0x
Radeon GraphicsHD Graphics 530
Yes
No

PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-6700

With selected game settings

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