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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700 is 1730 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Core i7-6700K
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i7-10700 - £156.66 vs £264.99
- Up to 40% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-10700 - £0.51 vs £0.85 per FPS
Advantages of Core i7-10700
- Performs up to 2% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Core i7-6700K - 313 vs 307 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 5th, 2015
FPS
307
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.51/FPS
100%
Price, £
£156.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
Buy for £156.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 449 minutes ago
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
313
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.85/FPS
60%
Price, £
£264.99
59%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA 1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 65W
Buy for £264.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 449 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 5th, 2015
Core i7-10700
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K | vs | Core i7-10700 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5th, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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