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In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 762 days newer than Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 0% better in Resident Evil Village than Core i7-6700K - 302 vs 301 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 36 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 91 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Resident Evil Village
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
301
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.39/FPS
100%
Price, £
£117.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 4 |
36 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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