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AvailabilityMSRP $399
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MSRP $399
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7 7700X is 2645 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £113.96 vs £488.99
- Up to 70% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 7 7700X - £0.15 vs £0.50 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Core i7-6700 - 976 vs 763 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
763
78%
Value, £/FPS
£0.15/FPS
100%
Price, £
£113.96
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700 | vs | Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 7 7700X
With selected game settings
828 FPS
£1.81/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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828 FPS
£1.96/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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828 FPS
£2.36/FPS
16 GB, N/A Storage
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