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Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 4500

Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 4500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Prices and Stock

MSRP $1089

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Prices and Stock

MSRP $129

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 4500 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 4500 is 2134 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500

  • Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-6900K - 175 vs 172 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
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God of War

God of War

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

172

98%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

175

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1281

82%

Multi-Core

7187

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1560

100%

Multi-Core

6213

86%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Core i7-6900K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo

Ryzen 5 4500

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell-ECodenameNot Available
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 5 4500

With selected game settings

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