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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 2614 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €252.66 vs €394.91
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 91 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 72% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-6700K - 340 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80662I76700K, 4 GHz, Box Core I7-6700K Processore, Argento
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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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TOP 5 Games
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
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
50.63291139240506%
Multi-Core
4897
27.435710684071935%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD 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 |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Ryzen 9 7900X
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
286 FPS
€7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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229 FPS
€7.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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242 FPS
€10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,519.99
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299 FPS
€7.02/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,099
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340 FPS
€18.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€6,341.15
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