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Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 7600

Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 7600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $1089

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MSRP $229

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 7600 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 7600 is 2419 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 7600

  • Performs up to 13% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-6900K - 232 vs 205 FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

205

88%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

232

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

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

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

46%

Multi-Core

7118

58%

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2735

100%

Multi-Core

12259

100%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Core i7-6900K

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo

Ryzen 5 7600

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Broadwell-ECodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.1 GHz
140 WTDP
65 W
14 nmProcess Size
5 nm
32.0xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

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