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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-860 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-860 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-860.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 11% better in Valorant than Core i7-860 - 759 vs 683 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-860 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $48.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 63% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-6900K - $0.07 vs $0.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
759
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
36.8421052631579%
Price, $
$145
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
683
89.98682476943345%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$48
100%
Value Winner
Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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In Stock
Updated 361596 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
446
35.623003194888184%
Multi-Core
1463
20.55352627142456%
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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