AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Intel Core i7-6700K
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q3/2019
Released
Q3/2015
Overall score
star star star star star

Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X or Intel Core i7-6700K? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has 12 cores and threads with maximum working frequency of . The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X was released on Q3/2019.

The Intel Core i7-6700K has 4 cores with threads and of frequency. The Intel Core i7-6700K was released on Q3/2015.

Differences
Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Report a bug
  • More number of cores
    12 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
    Around 9% better overclocked clock speed
Reasons to consider
Intel Core i7-6700K
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
    Around 5% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    91 W left arrow 105 W
    About 0.87 times less performance per watt
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Intel Core i7-6700K is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Latest comparisons