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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8700G is 2778 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 69% cheaper than Ryzen 7 8700G - $90.0 vs $289.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Performs up to 44% better in Starfield than Core i7-6800K - 79 vs 55 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 8700G
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
45.56962025316456%
Multi-Core
5661
39.768177028451%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Not Available |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 4 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6800K or Ryzen 7 8700G
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$36.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
$30.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$36.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,229.99
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55 FPS
$27.27/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 7 8700G
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,499.99
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41 FPS
$31.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 8700G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,309.99
In Stock
57 FPS
$30.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 8700G
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,749.99
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