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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1132 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 5% better in Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6900K - 116 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
116
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.87/FPS
100%
Price, £
£101.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 5 3600
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20 FPS
£80/FPS
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£30.7/FPS
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£75.51/FPS
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