AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

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General info

Comparing Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating559543
Value for money9.0215.72
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameBroadwell-E (2016)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date31 May 2016 (6 years old)2 March 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,020$329
Current price$230 (0.2x MSRP)$177 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

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Technical specs

Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)16384 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature67°no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+1

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011-3AM4
Thermal design power (TDP)140 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMAno dataFMA3
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
XFRno data-
SenseMIno data+

Security technologies

Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700.

PCIe version3.0n/a
PCI Express lanes4020

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-6900K 11.48
Ryzen 7 1700 11.77
+2.5%
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

i7-6900K 14467
Ryzen 7 1700 14840
+2.6%

Ryzen 7 1700 outperforms Core i7-6900K by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

i7-6900K 1207
+22%
Ryzen 7 1700 989

Core i7-6900K outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

i7-6900K 7012
+39.1%
Ryzen 7 1700 5042

Core i7-6900K outperforms Ryzen 7 1700 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Core i7-6900K and Ryzen 7 1700. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 102 Mh/s no data

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 11.48 11.77
Recency 31 May 2016 2 March 2017
Cost $1020 $329
Base clock speed 3200 3000
Thermal design power (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

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Competitors of Core i7-6900K by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-6900K from AMD is Ryzen 7 2700E, which is faster by 1% and higher by 8 positions in our rating.

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E Ryzen 7 2700E
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-6900K:

Ryzen 5 5560U 105.14
Ryzen 7 1700 102.53
Ryzen 7 2700E 101.31
Core i7-6900K 100

Competitors of Ryzen 7 1700 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 7 1700 from Intel is Core i3-12300, which is faster by 1% and higher by 3 positions in our rating.

Intel Core i3-12300 Core i3 12300
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 7 1700:

Core i3-13100 102.97
Core i3-12300 100.51
Ryzen 7 1700 100

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