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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9800X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9800X is 1206 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-9800X - $150.0 vs $545.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-9800X - $0.81 vs $2.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-9800X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Core i7-6700 - 186 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
185
99.46236559139786%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
186
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.93/FPS
27.64505119453925%
Price, $
$545
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9800X X-Series Processor 8 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC3)
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Updated 348669 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i7-9800X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
94.51754385964912%
Multi-Core
4140
56.303549571603426%
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i7-9800X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i7-9800X
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
53 FPS
$15.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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