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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1175 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - CA$189.22 vs CA$583.54
- Up to 67% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i9-9900K - CA$1.42 vs CA$4.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-6700K - 136 vs 133 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
133
97.79411764705883%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$189.22
100%
Value Winner
Intel 6th Gen Core i7-6700K Desktop Processor (BX80662I76700K)
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
136
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$4.29/FPS
33.1002331002331%
Price, CA$
CA$583.54
32%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 338 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
88.72901678657075%
Multi-Core
4897
61.52010050251256%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i9-9900K
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
CA$76.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i7-6700K
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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