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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 579 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 1700 - 145 vs 142 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - $189.95 vs $195.0
- Up to 4% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 7 1700 - $1.31 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700
- 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CM8066201919901 CORE I7-6700K FC-LGA14C 4.10G 8M Tray Processor Cache SKYLAKE
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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
142
97.93103448275862%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
95.62043795620437%
Price, $
$195
97%
AMD YD1700BBAEBOX Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler
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In Stock
Updated 5019 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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