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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 688 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 7 2700 - 159 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $120.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Ryzen 7 2700 - $0.75 vs $1.17 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 7 2700
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
38 FPS
$28.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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37 FPS
$32.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,199.99
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44 FPS
$29.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299.99
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49 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.99
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49 FPS
$28.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399.99
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