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 AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 46% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-6700 - 169 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £96.66 vs £319.97
- Up to 56% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 9 7900 - £0.83 vs £1.89 per FPS
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Buy for £319.97 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15402 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
116
68%
Value, £/FPS
£0.83/FPS
100%
Price, £
£96.66
100%
Value Winner
Buy for £96.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 15403 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |