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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 5% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-6900K - 291 vs 277 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $190.07 vs $212.01
- Up to 14% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-6900K - $0.73 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.73/FPS
100%
Price, €
€210.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
277
95.1890034364261%
Value, €/FPS
€0.85/FPS
85.88235294117646%
Price, €
€235.33
89%
Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v
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In Stock
Updated 32 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
58.77934272300469%
Multi-Core
7118
80.73956442831216%
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 16 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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