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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6800K - 164 vs 157 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 55% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $108.0 vs $240.0
- Up to 53% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-11900F - $0.69 vs $1.46 per FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.46/FPS
47.26027397260274%
Price, $
$240
45%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
157
95.73170731707317%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/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
Highest
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
56.379548595117456%
Multi-Core
5661
61.727183513248285%
Intel Core i9-11900F | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900F or Core i7-6800K
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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68 FPS
$15.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,049.99
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