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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X 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 7700X is 2614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - £188.88 vs £289.99
- Up to 22% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 7 7700X - £1.07 vs £1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 91 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 20% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-6700K - 212 vs 176 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
176
83%
Value, £/FPS
£1.07/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Updated 16408 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
212
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.37/FPS
78%
Price, £
£289.99
65%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)
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In Stock
Updated 16408 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 7 7700X
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
179 FPS
£10.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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179 FPS
£8.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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