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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
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
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €359.0 vs €1337.17
- Up to 72% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-10980XE - €2.01 vs €7.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
189
100%
Value, €/FPS
€7.07/FPS
28%
Price, €
€1337.17
26%
FPS 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)
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
179
94%
Value, €/FPS
€2.01/FPS
100%
Price, €
€359
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-6900K 3,20GHz Boxed CPU
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In Stock
Updated 207 minutes ago
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1920 x 1080
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Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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