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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 458 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-6900K - 182 vs 180 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 36 vs 16 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
83.74581939799332%
Multi-Core
7118
61.277548209366394%
Intel Core i9-7980XE | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 8 |
36 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 165 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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