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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 1954 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - £128.88 vs £259.98
- Up to 37% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 9 5900X - £2.3 vs £3.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Core i7-6700 - 71 vs 56 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, up to 4.8 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 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 9 5900X
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
£27.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
£37.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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