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In short — Core i7-8700K outperforms Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700K is 492 days newer than Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Rust than Core i7-6800K - 203 vs 187 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6800K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.03/FPS
100%
Price, £
£208.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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