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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 458 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-6900K - 131 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 59% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $145.0 vs $357.22
- Up to 59% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-7960X - $1.12 vs $2.73 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
131
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
41.02564102564103%
Price, $
$357.22
40%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Updated 349756 minutes ago
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
129
98.47328244274809%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/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 349756 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
90.98837209302324%
Multi-Core
7118
67.81631097560977%
Intel Core i9-7960X | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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