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Core i7-6900K vs Core i7-870

Core i7-6900K vs Core i7-870: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 68 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-870

2.9 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 68 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 2457 days newer than Core i7-870.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-870 - 120 vs 111 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-870

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

120

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


FPS

111

92%

Value, £/FPS

£2.7/FPS

100%

Price, £

£299.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed

Buy for £299.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 68 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

100%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i7-870 Logo
Core i7-870

Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009


Single-Core

482

38%

Multi-Core

1575

22%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

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Intel Core i7-870 Logo

Intel Core i7-870

May 31st, 2016
Release DateSep 8th, 2009
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameLynnfield
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size45 nm
32.0x
Multiplier22.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

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