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Ryzen 5 4500 vs Core i7-6900K

Ryzen 5 4500 vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $68.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77176 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77177 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $68.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77176 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77177 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 4500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 4500

  • Performs up to 6% better in New World than Core i7-6900K - 118 vs 111 FPS
  • Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $68.6 vs $120.0
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of New World.
New World

New World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

118

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$68.6

100%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for $68.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77176 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

111

94.0677966101695%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$120

57%

Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77177 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

6199

87.08906996347288%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

80.51446945337621%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 4500

vs
Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5CollectionCore i7
Not AvailableCodenameBroadwell-E
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
36.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

Builds Using Ryzen 5 4500 or Core i7-6900K

New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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