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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 1546 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 8 vs 6 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - 717 vs 694 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - £83.39 vs £96.66
- Up to 14% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - £0.12 vs £0.14 per FPS
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
FPS
717
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.12/FPS
100%
Price, £
£83.39
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 24th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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