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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 952 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 3% better in God of War than Core i7-6800K - 178 vs 172 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $108.0 vs $359.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing God of War than Core i9-9900KF - $0.63 vs $2.02 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
178
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.02/FPS
31.18811881188119%
Price, $
$359
30%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
172
96.62921348314607%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/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 i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
72.38320520402128%
Multi-Core
5661
70.29678380727678%
Intel Core i9-9900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KF or Core i7-6800K
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$23.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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