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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-870 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 2457 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $100.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 28% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-6900K - $0.52 vs $0.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 6% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-870 - 202 vs 191 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
191
94.55445544554455%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 350587 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
202
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.72/FPS
72.22222222222223%
Price, $
$145
68%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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In Stock
Updated 350589 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
38.498402555910545%
Multi-Core
1575
22.12700196684462%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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