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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 688 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $99.97 vs $145.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-6900K - $1.04 vs $1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 16 vs 12 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
96
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.51/FPS
68.87417218543047%
Price, $
$145
68%
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 High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1237
98.80191693290735%
Multi-Core
5263
73.93930879460522%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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