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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 1580 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS
- Performs up to 8% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-6700 - 150 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $150.0 vs $535.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i9-9900KS - $1.08 vs $3.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 49% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 65 vs 127 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.57/FPS
30.252100840336137%
Price, $
$535
28%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
139
92.66666666666666%
Value, $/FPS
$1.08/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Updated 348796 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900KS
Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
72.64044943820225%
Multi-Core
4140
48.16193578408562%
Intel Core i9-9900KS | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 28th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 127 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900KS or Core i7-6700
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$17.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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