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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 315 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 1600X - 188 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - $120.0 vs $125.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 5 1600X - $0.64 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.64/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
High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | 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 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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