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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10980XE is 1236 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6900K - 128 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €188.88 vs €1336.05
- Up to 85% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i9-10980XE - €1.61 vs €10.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
128
100%
Value, €/FPS
€10.44/FPS
15%
Price, €
€1336.05
14%
FPS Winner
Processore Intel Core i9 i9-10980XE Octadeca-core (18 Core) 3 GHz - 24,75 MB di cache - Velocità di overclock 4,60 GHz - 14 nm - 165 W - 36 thread
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
117
91%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€188.88
100%
Value Winner
INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache
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In Stock
Updated 28 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10980XE
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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