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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-980X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1933 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-980X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-980X
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $148.02 vs $150.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 17% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-980X - 127 vs 109 FPS
- Up to 13% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-980X - $1.18 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-980X - 65 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-980X doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Processor 3.33 GHz 12 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
127
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-980X
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2010
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-980X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Gulftown | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-980X or Core i7-6700
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
67 FPS
$12.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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