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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 2469 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - £128.88 vs £149.9
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 19% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6700 - 650 vs 544 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6700 - £0.23 vs £0.24 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
650
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£149.9
85%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 7 5700X
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
454 FPS
£2.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,069.95
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454 FPS
£2.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,299.95
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454 FPS
£2.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,150.02
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389 FPS
£2.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£829.98
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454 FPS
£3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,405.2
In Stock
389 FPS
£2.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,149.6
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343 FPS
£3.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,064.4
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389 FPS
£2.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,049.95
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579 FPS
£3.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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