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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1436 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £102.88 vs £205.0
- Up to 49% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Ryzen 7 3800X - £0.5 vs £0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 91 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-6700K - 209 vs 206 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
206
98.56459330143541%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£102.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Updated 62595 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
209
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.98/FPS
51.02040816326531%
Price, £
£205
50%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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In Stock
Updated 62595 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
87.31563421828909%
Multi-Core
4897
57.62532360555424%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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