Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 650 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 1600X - 117 vs 113 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - €188.88 vs €231.18
- Up to 21% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 1600X - €1.61 vs €2.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
117
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
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Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |