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$145
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-9700F is 1057 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $145.0 vs $389.88
- Up to 62% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-9700F - $1.21 vs $3.17 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-9700F - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - 123 vs 120 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
97.5609756097561%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Updated 348793 minutes ago
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
123
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.17/FPS
38.170347003154575%
Price, $
$389.88
37%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
Buy for $389.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348793 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6900K or Core i7-9700F
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
45 FPS
$28.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
49 FPS
$40.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,000
In Stock
49 FPS
$28.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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