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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 7 1700X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 275 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 17% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 7 1700X - 155 vs 133 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $195.0 vs $289.95
- Up to 21% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-6900K - $1.47 vs $1.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
78.60962566844918%
Price, $
$289.95
67%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v
Buy for $289.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 162 minutes ago
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
FPS
133
85.80645161290322%
Value, $/FPS
$1.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$195
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
Buy for $195 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 162 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Single-Core
1088
86.90095846645367%
Multi-Core
5574
78.30851362742344%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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