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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 650 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 3% better in Lost Ark than Ryzen 5 1500X - 253 vs 246 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $71.75 vs $129.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i7-6700 - $0.29 vs $0.51 per FPS
Lost Ark
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
246
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Ryzen 5 1500X
Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High
138 FPS
$5.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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133 FPS
$5.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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