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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 2054 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - $180.0 vs $215.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-11700 - $0.89 vs $1.02 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 5% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-6700K - 212 vs 202 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
202
95.28301886792453%
Value, $/FPS
$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$180
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6700K
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Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
212
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
87.25490196078431%
Price, $
$215.99
83%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
70.37565382786497%
Multi-Core
4897
56.855915476605134%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i7-11700
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
104 FPS
$10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,086.82
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124 FPS
$19.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,399
In Stock
104 FPS
$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,260.03
In Stock
86 FPS
$20.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,749
In Stock
136 FPS
$3.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$539.99
In Stock
83 FPS
$19.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,644.4
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83 FPS
$22.28/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,849
In Stock
83 FPS
$27.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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$2,262.99
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83 FPS
$19.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,619
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83 FPS
$18.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,539
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