Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 2022 days newer than Core i7-6700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-6700 - 174 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900 doesn't have integrated graphics
Battlefield 2042
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
63.01169590643275%
Multi-Core
4140
41.96654840344653%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |