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Core i7-6900K vs Core i9-10980XE

Core i7-6900K vs Core i9-10980XE: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE

3.0 GHz | 18-core

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Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE

3.0 GHz | 18-core

Intel Core i9-10980XE Logo
Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19004 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1236 days newer than Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE

  • Performs up to 6% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-6900K - 189 vs 179 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 36 vs 16 threads
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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

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Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

179

94%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

189

100%

Value, €/FPS

€7/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1322.58

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10980XE X-Serie Prozessor 18 Kerne mit 3.0 GHz (bis 4,8 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNC)

Buy for 1,322.58 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 19004 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

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Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

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Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

79%

Multi-Core

7118

59%

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Core i9-10980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1570

100%

Multi-Core

11985

100%

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Intel Core i7-6900K

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Intel Core i9-10980XE

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Broadwell-ECodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
18
16Threads
36
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.0 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
140 W
TDP165 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0x
Multiplier30.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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