Core i7-6900K

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

Geekbench 5 Single-Core

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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CA$1.2/FPS

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Ryzen 7 3700X

128 FPS+19%

CA$1.51/FPS

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148 FPS+37%

CA$1.22/FPS

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Core i3-12100

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CA$1.08/FPS

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113 FPS+5%

CA$1.77/FPS

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Core i7-3770

81 FPS-25%

CA$2.1/FPS

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Core i3-13100

159 FPS+47%

CA$0.97/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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