Ryzen 7 3800X vs Core i7-6700

Prices and Stock
MSRP $399

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Prices and Stock

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 3800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 3800X is 1467 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 3800X

Performs up to 16% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6700 - 404 vs 349 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Core i7-6700

Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - $106.89 vs $198.00
Up to 37% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 7 3800X - $0.31 vs $0.49 per FPS
Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3800X doesn't have integrated graphics

This is a free version of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

404

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.49/FPS

63%

Price, $

$198

53%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for $198 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 325 minutes ago

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

FPS

349

86%

Value, $/FPS

$0.31/FPS

100%

Price, $

$106.89

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700

Buy for $106.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 325 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

1920 x 1080

Ultra

127

FPS

137

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

230

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Very High

150

FPS

217

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

763

FPS

809

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

179

FPS

194

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 7 3800X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1695

100%

Multi-Core

8498

100%

Core i7-6700

Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015

Single-Core

1293

76%

Multi-Core

4140

49%

Ryzen 7 3800X	vs	Core i7-6700
Jul 7th, 2019	Release Date	Jul 1st, 2015
Ryzen 7	Collection	Core i7
Matisse	Codename	Skylake
AMD Socket AM4	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
3.9 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.4 GHz
4.5 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
105 W	TDP	65 W
7 nm	Process Size	14 nm
39.0x	Multiplier	34.0x
None	Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530
Yes	Overclockable	No