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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 Baldur's Gate 3 than Ryzen 7 2700 - 115 vs 114 FPS
- Up to 33% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $120.0 vs $180.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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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
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1114
88.9776357827476%
Multi-Core
5489
77.1143579657207%
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
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$27.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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39 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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50 FPS
$38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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50 FPS
$38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799.99
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