Buy on Amazon
$120
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
Availability
MSRP in USD: $1089
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $329
Availability
MSRP in USD: $329
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700 is 2419 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700 - $120.0 vs $280.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Performs up to 41% better in New World than Core i7-6900K - 157 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
Buy for $120 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74122 minutes ago
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for $280 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74121 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 7700
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
43.868255080588646%
Multi-Core
7118
48.06861156131821%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 7 7700
New World, 1920 x 1080, Very High
98 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,224.99
In Stock
130 FPS
$11.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,474.99
In Stock
130 FPS
$13.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,699
In Stock
108 FPS
$11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,199.99
In Stock
121 FPS
$13.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,607.2
In Stock
121 FPS
$13.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
$1,600
In Stock
121 FPS
$15.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,889
In Stock
138 FPS
$17.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 7 7700
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,359.99
In Stock
98 FPS
$14.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,449.99
In Stock
98 FPS
$10.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 7700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$999.99
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
