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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 2695 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - $112.61 vs $390.09
- Up to 70% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-14900K - $0.62 vs $2.05 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Core i7-6900K - 190 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 32 vs 16 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
183
96%
Value, €/FPS
€0.62/FPS
100%
Price, €
€112.61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
190
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.05/FPS
30%
Price, €
€390.09
28%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Core i9-14900K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Core i9-14900K
With selected game settings
146 FPS
€14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€2,147.73
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180 FPS
€14.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,612.6
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169 FPS
€21.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
€22.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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€1,790.09
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146 FPS
€17.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€2,510.81
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124 FPS
€21.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Core i9-14900K
96 GB, 10 TB SSD
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97 FPS
€24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,341.44
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190 FPS
€25.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 8 TB SSD
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€4,863.96
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108 FPS
€17.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-14900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,909.01
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159 FPS
€16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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€2,611.7
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