Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7920X 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 i9-7920X is 467 days newer than Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 1% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-6800K - 225 vs 223 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 24 vs 12 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1224
89.73607038123167%
Multi-Core
5661
62.19512195121951%
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
