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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 1619 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 31% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $145.0 vs $211.09
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 62% better in Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6900K - 76 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 10% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i7-6900K - $2.78 vs $3.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 105 vs 140 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
47
61.8421052631579%
Value, $/FPS
$3.09/FPS
89.96763754045307%
Price, $
$145
100%
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
76
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$211.09
68%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Updated 349041 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
57.48393021120294%
Multi-Core
7118
69.355938809315%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Ryzen 7 5800X
Immortals of Aveum, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
37 FPS
$63.69/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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32 FPS
$62.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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32 FPS
$62.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,999.99
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3 FPS
$332.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$997
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22 FPS
$63.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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44 FPS
$34.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,517.99
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32 FPS
$56.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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10 FPS
$198.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,986.88
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44 FPS
$45.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,999.99
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17 FPS
$96.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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