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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1500X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 315 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1% better in Fortnite than Ryzen 5 1500X - 224 vs 222 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $71.75 vs $145.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i7-6900K - $0.32 vs $0.65 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
224
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
49.230769230769226%
Price, $
$145
49%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
222
99.10714285714286%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.75
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
Buy for $71.75 on Amazon
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Updated 361463 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Single-Core
1104
88.17891373801918%
Multi-Core
3644
51.19415566170272%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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