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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $434
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 3% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i7-6800K - 299 vs 290 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 20 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $108.0 vs $615.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i9-10900X - $0.37 vs $2.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 140 vs 165 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
299
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.06/FPS
17.96116504854369%
Price, $
$615
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
290
96.98996655518395%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$108
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
77.66497461928934%
Multi-Core
5661
60.409774837263896%
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 6 |
20 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-10900X or Core i7-6800K
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
299 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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