Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1467 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X
- Performs up to 6% better in Minecraft than Core i7-6700 - 734 vs 694 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 55% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - €186.84 vs €413.14
- Up to 52% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 7 3800X - €0.27 vs €0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €413.14 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 979 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
694
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.27/FPS
100%
Price, €
€186.84
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3800X | vs | Core i7-6700 |
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Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
Ryzen 7 | Collection | Core i7 |
Matisse | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |