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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper FX-8150 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8150 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1693 days newer than the cheaper FX-8150.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 13% better in Alan Wake 2 than FX-8150 - 111 vs 98 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8150 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8150
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $64.03 vs $145.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i7-6900K - $0.65 vs $1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.31/FPS
49.61832061068702%
Price, $
$145
44%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
FPS
98
88.28828828828829%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$64.03
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-Series FX-8150 CPU Used 8-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 8M 125W Socket AM3+
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Updated 361590 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-8150
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD FX-8150 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Zambezi |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 18.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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