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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $449
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 2485 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - £128.88 vs £274.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - £1.23 vs £2.28 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 14% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6700 - 120 vs 105 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
105
87%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£128.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 96MB L3 cache, up to 4.5 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 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 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 | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
£20.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
12 GB, N/A Storage
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