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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 2054 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6700K - 132 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 27% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - £188.88 vs £258.88
- Up to 21% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-11900K - £1.55 vs £1.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
132
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.96/FPS
79%
Price, £
£258.88
72%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
122
92%
Value, £/FPS
£1.55/FPS
100%
Price, £
£188.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Updated 3157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Core i7-6700K
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
104 FPS
£13.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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