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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-920 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-920 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 2752 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-920.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-920
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $90.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-6900K - $0.48 vs $0.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 7% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 130 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 6% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-920 - 198 vs 187 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-920 - 16 vs 8 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
FPS
187
94.44444444444444%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$90
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Processor i7-920 2.66GHz 8 MB LGA1366 CPU BX80601920
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.73/FPS
65.75342465753424%
Price, $
$145
62%
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 349885 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-920
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
415
33.146964856230035%
Multi-Core
1434
20.146108457431865%
Intel Core i7-920 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 2.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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