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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6800K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3970X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6800K is 1307 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3970X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3970X - 116 vs 98 FPS
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-3970X - $108.0 vs $209.74
- Up to 57% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-3970X - $0.93 vs $2.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 140 vs 150 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
98
84.48275862068965%
Value, $/FPS
$2.14/FPS
43.45794392523364%
Price, $
$209.74
51%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, $
$108
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Single-Core
648
52.94117647058824%
Multi-Core
3305
58.3819113230878%
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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