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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 315 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $71.75 vs $120.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-6900K - $1.01 vs $1.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 74 vs 71 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
71
95%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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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
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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