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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $399
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X 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 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 1700X - 87 vs 84 FPS
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $180.0 vs $225.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 1700X - $2.07 vs $2.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 91 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
87
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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