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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $434
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X 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 i9-9960X is 871 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-6800K - 158 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $108.0 vs $1579.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i9-9960X - $0.69 vs $9.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
158
100%
Value, $/FPS
$9.99/FPS
6.906906906906906%
Price, $
$1579
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
157
99.36708860759494%
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 i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
88.82438316400581%
Multi-Core
5661
56.6439863918351%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | 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 | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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