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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 796 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £188.88 vs £208.88
- Up to 8% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-8700K - £0.68 vs £0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-6700K - 282 vs 279 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 12 vs 8 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
279
98%
Value, £/FPS
£0.68/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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