Core i7-6900K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
8	16	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz

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Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1089

Intel BX80671I76900K Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor, Gray

Specifications

General
Release Date	May 31st, 2016
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Broadwell-E

Performance
Cores	8
Threads	16
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.7 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	140 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i7-6900K

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

126

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

155

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

205

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

759

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

179

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

Fortnite

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124 FPS+12%

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123 FPS+11%

CA$1.44/FPS

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Ryzen 7 3700X

117 FPS+5%

CA$1.66/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Ryzen 5 5600GT

123 FPS+11%

CA$1.46/FPS

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Ryzen 5 3600

116 FPS+5%

CA$1.44/FPS

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Core i3-14100

130 FPS+17%

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Core i3-12100

125 FPS+13%

CA$1.33/FPS

Intel Core i3-12100 Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 3.3 GHz Quad-Core 60W 12MB Cache Desktop Processor

Core i5-8400

112 FPS+1%

CA$1.78/FPS

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Core i7-3770

102 FPS-8%

CA$1.67/FPS

Intel Core i7-3770 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770

Core i3-13100

126 FPS+14%

CA$1.23/FPS

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Core i7-6900K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1089

Specifications

Core i7-6900K FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i7-6900K

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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