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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 6% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-6900K - 128 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 29% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $145.0 vs $202.98
- Up to 25% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-11700F - $1.2 vs $1.59 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
128
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.59/FPS
75.47169811320754%
Price, $
$202.98
71%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
121
94.53125%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
59.59067110899572%
Multi-Core
7118
80.97838452787258%
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i7-6900K
ARK: Survival Evolved, 1920 x 1080, Epic
73 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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73 FPS
$22.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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100 FPS
$26.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,699
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52 FPS
$26.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.01
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49 FPS
$30.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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67 FPS
$15.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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83 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499.99
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56 FPS
$29.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649
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56 FPS
$27.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,549
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39 FPS
$37.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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