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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-4770S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-4770S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1094 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-4770S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-4770S - 139 vs 136 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-4770S - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4770S
- Up to 18% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $119.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 15% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6900K - $0.88 vs $1.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.04/FPS
84.61538461538461%
Price, $
$145
82%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Updated 349595 minutes ago
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
FPS
136
97.84172661870504%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$119
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4770S Quad-Core Desktop Processor 3.1 GHZ 8 MB Cache- BX80646I74770S
Buy for $119 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349595 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-4770S
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2013
Single-Core
1149
91.77316293929712%
Multi-Core
3579
50.28097780275358%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i7-4770S |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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