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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2723 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-6700K - 154 vs 145 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 44% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - £188.88 vs £339.98
- Up to 41% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 9 7900 - £1.3 vs £2.21 per FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Desktop Processor (12-core/24-thread, 76MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
145
94%
Value, £/FPS
£1.3/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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In Stock
Updated 108 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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