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In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 793 days newer than Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Core i7-6700 - 184 vs 183 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 28 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 65 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Processor CPU
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1293
94.37956204379562%
Multi-Core
4140
41.72125365312909%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 4 |
28 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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