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In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 2723 days newer than Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 32% better in Rust than Core i7-6700K - 262 vs 198 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 24 vs 8 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-6700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 14th, 2023 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Raphael | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7900 or Core i7-6700K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
116 FPS
$20.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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116 FPS
$21.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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116 FPS
$15.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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217 FPS
$14.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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