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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Core i7-6900K - 176 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 28 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - $145.0 vs $820.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-10940X - $0.84 vs $4.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 140 vs 165 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
176
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.66/FPS
18.02575107296137%
Price, $
$820
17%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Updated 349946 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
97.72727272727273%
Value, $/FPS
$0.84/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
Buy for $145 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349946 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
80.15364916773368%
Multi-Core
7118
66.0971306527997%
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
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 |
14 | Cores | 8 |
28 | Threads | 16 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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