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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Processor comparisons 19-02-2022
You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6900K and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Handbrake, SuperPi, 7zip, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, WPrime, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, MATLAB, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, PassMark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, Blender, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Gaming performance of CPUs in: - Valorant
- Last Man Standing
- Fallout 76
- Borderlands 3
- Halo Infinite
- DOOM: Eternal
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
- Apex Legends
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Fortnite
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Overwatch
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Valheim
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Death Stranding
After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6900K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Ryzen 5 1600X | 53% |
Core i7-6900K | 54% |
The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-6900K is 1% better than Ryzen 5 1600X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Ryzen 5 1600X | 53% |
Core i7-6900K | 55% |
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 93.8 | 97.2 | | Valorant | 106.6 | 110.4 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 59.7 | 61.8 | | Apex Legends | 100.2 | 103.8 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 80.0 | 82.8 | | Overwatch | 86.4 | 89.4 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 73.6 | 76.2 | | DOOM Eternal | 53.3 | 55.2 | | Warzone | 83.2 | 86.1 | | Assassin's Creed | 89.6 | 92.7 | | Valheim | 88.5 | 91.6 |
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Ryzen 5 1600X | 35% |
Core i7-6900K | 24% |
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 1600X is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6900K as it consumes less power: 95W vs. 140W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksFor example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 151 | 207 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 1126 | 1439 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 389 | 484 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 2764 | 3668 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 942 | 1151 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 6470 | 11326 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Single-Core | 2217 | 2405 | | Multi-Core | 13041 | 13871 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Single-Core | 1010 | 1016 | | Multi-Core | 5730 | 8971 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Announcement date | April 11, 2017 | April 01, 2016 | | Type | Desktop | Desktop | | Socket | AM4 | FCLGA2011-3 | | Core name | Summit Ridge | Broadwell E | | Architecture | Zen | x86 | | Generation | 1 | 6 | | Turbo Frequency | 4 MHz | 3.7 MHz | | Frequency | 3.6 MHz | 3.2 MHz | | Cores | 6 | 8 | | Threads | 12 | 16 | | Bus rate | | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm | | Transistors count | 2800 millions | 2800 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 95 W | 140 W | | Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 2400/2133 | | Max. Memory | | 128 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 2667 | | | Memory bandwidth | | | | L1 cache | 576KB | | | L2 cache | 3MB | | | L3 cache | 16MB | 20 MB | | Overclocking | Yes | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | YD160XBCM6IAE
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 1600X is 11% better than Core i7-6900K in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6900K has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 1600X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6900K is better: 26
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and Intel Core i7-6900K before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
Intel Core i7-6900K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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