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Core i7-6700K vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Core i7-6700K vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-6700K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151

Buy for 226.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 7 5800X (8C/16T, 36MB di cache, fino a 4,7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 169.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Core i7-6700K

4.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151

Buy for 226.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800X

3.8 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
AMD Processore Ryzen 7 5800X (8C/16T, 36MB di cache, fino a 4,7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 169.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1923 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700K.

Advantages of Core i7-6700K

  • Consumes up to 13% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 91 vs 105 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-6700K - 156 vs 143 FPS
  • Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - €169.84 vs €226.85
  • Up to 31% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-6700K - €1.09 vs €1.59 per FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


FPS

143

92%

Value, €/FPS

€1.59/FPS

69%

Price, €

€226.85

74%

Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151

Buy for 226.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

156

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.09/FPS

100%

Price, €

€169.84

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Processore Ryzen 7 5800X (8C/16T, 36MB di cache, fino a 4,7 GHz Max Boost)

Buy for 169.84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015


Single-Core

1480

68%

Multi-Core

4897

48%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

100%

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo

Core i7-6700K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo

Ryzen 7 5800X

Aug 1st, 2015Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Core i7CollectionRyzen 7
SkylakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1151SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
8
8Threads
16
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.8 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
91 W
TDP105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
40.0x
Multiplier38.0x
HD Graphics 530
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 7 5800X

With selected game settings

Core i7-6700K and Ryzen 7 5800X Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

75.94

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

303.77

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

Intel Core i7-6700K Logo
Core i7-6700K

226.85

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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