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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - 127 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - €94.53 vs €199.97
- Up to 56% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - €0.74 vs €1.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.74/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.53
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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