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The Ryzen 5 2600X is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming CPU than the Core i7-6900K and it's also a worse value for money, as it's $13.50 more expensive!

Advantages of the Ryzen 5 2600X

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy95 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of the Core i7-6900K

  • A slightly faster CPU for gaming
  • Up to 12% cheaper$101.50 vs $115.00
  • A better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads

Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i7-6900K

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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i7-6900K in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i7-6900K in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo

Ryzen 5 2600X

Apr 19th, 2018


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1259

99%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

5398

75%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Core i7-6900K

May 31st, 2016


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1277

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

7177

100%

Performance Specifications

The Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i7-6900K in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Logo

Ryzen 5 2600X

Apr 19th, 2018


Cores

6-core

75%

L3 Cache

16 MB

80%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.25 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2933 MHz

100%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Core i7-6900K

May 31st, 2016


Cores

8-core

100%

L3 Cache

20 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

89%

Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

87%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2400 MHz

82%

Specifications

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Ryzen 5 2600X

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

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Core i7-6900K

General
Apr 19th, 2018
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
$229.00
MSRP$1,089.00
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
ZenCodenameBroadwell-E
95 W
Power Consumption140 W
Performance
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Base Frequency3.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency3.7 GHz
16 MBL3 Cache
20 MB
Other Features
DDR4 @ 2933 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2400 MHz
NoIntegrated GraphicsNo
YesOverclockableYes

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