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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X3D 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 7900X3D is 2744 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £80.09 vs £392.88
- Up to 76% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 9 7900X3D - £0.1 vs £0.41 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D - 65 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
- Performs up to 26% better in Valorant than Core i7-6700 - 963 vs 763 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 24 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-6700 3.40 GHz Quad-Core Octa-Thread 8 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processor LGA1151
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Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
963
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
24%
Price, £
£392.88
20%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D Desk-top Processor (12-core/24-thread, 140MB cache, up to 5.6 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 44.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 9 7900X3D
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
815 FPS
£2.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X3D
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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