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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 832 days older than Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 3 2300X - 345 vs 341 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 16 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
345
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300X or Core i7-6900K
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
1 FPS
$1299/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Ryzen 3 2300X
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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