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In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4388 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 18% better in Deathloop than Core i7-2600K - 200 vs 170 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 12% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £298.98 vs £339.98
Deathloop
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
23.654390934844194%
Multi-Core
2320
13.85653706026399%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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