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€226.85
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 2614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Core i7-6700K
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €226.85 vs €367.85
- Up to 26% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.59 vs €2.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 91 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 19% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-6700K - 170 vs 143 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
143
84%
Value, €/FPS
€1.59/FPS
100%
Price, €
€226.85
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662I7 Processore 6700K Core i7-6700K, 4 GHz, cache 8 MB, Socket LGA1151
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
170
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.16/FPS
74%
Price, €
€367.85
61%
FPS Winner
Amd Ryzen 9 7900X - Processore, 12 Core/24 Thread Sfrenati, Architettura Zen 4, 76 Mb L3 Cache, 170 W Tdp, Nero
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 40.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
152 FPS
€14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,199
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128 FPS
€15.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,939
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134 FPS
€21.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,849.99
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140 FPS
€17.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,419.9
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157 FPS
€13.37/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
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170 FPS
€36.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€6,145.08
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