Core i7-6900K vs Ryzen 5 4500

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1089

Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v

Prices and Stock
MSRP $129

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

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 4500 is 2134 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Core i7-6900K

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 4500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 4500

Performs up to 5% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-6900K - 188 vs 179 FPS
Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $79.00 vs $289.08
Up to 74% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-6900K - $0.42 vs $1.61 per FPS
Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts

This is a free version of World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

FPS

179

95%

Value, $/FPS

$1.61/FPS

26%

Price, $

$289.08

100%

Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v

Buy for $289.08 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 396 minutes ago

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

FPS

188

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.42/FPS

100%

Price, $

$79

365%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for $79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 394 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

1920 x 1080

Very High

179

FPS

199

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

751

FPS

781

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Ultra

153

FPS

159

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

296

FPS

310

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Maximum

179

FPS

188

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Single-Core

1281

82%

Multi-Core

7187

100%

Ryzen 5 4500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Single-Core

1560

100%

Multi-Core

6213

86%

Core i7-6900K	vs	Ryzen 5 4500
May 31st, 2016	Release Date	Apr 4th, 2022
Core i7	Collection	Ryzen 5
Broadwell-E	Codename	Not Available
Intel Socket 2011-3	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	6
16	Threads	12
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.1 GHz
140 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	7 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	None
Yes	Overclockable	Yes