Core i7-6900K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
8	16	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz

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Availability
MSRP $1089

Intel Core i7 i7-6900K Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v

Specifications

General
Release Date	May 31st, 2016
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Broadwell-E

Performance
Cores	8
Threads	16
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.7 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	140 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

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205

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167 FPS+6%

€1.31/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5700X

164 FPS+4%

€1.1/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5800X

164 FPS+4%

€1.04/FPS

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Core i7-12700K

166 FPS+6%

€1.47/FPS

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Ryzen 5 7600

167 FPS+6%

€1.2/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5700X3D

163 FPS+4%

€1.49/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5600

163 FPS+4%

€1.01/FPS

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Ryzen 9 5900X

164 FPS+4%

€1.48/FPS

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Ryzen 7 5700G

163 FPS+4%

€1.15/FPS

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Core i5-12600KF

166 FPS+6%

€1.03/FPS

Intel Core i5-12600KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 (6P+4E) core fino a 4,9 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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Ryzen 7 3700X

161 FPS+3%

€0.98/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8C/16T 3.60-4.40GHz Tray - 100-00000071

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Ryzen 5 5600G

163 FPS+4%

€0.96/FPS

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Core i7-12700KF

166 FPS+6%

€1.37/FPS

Intel Core i7-12700KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 12 (8P+4E) core fino a 5,0 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W

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Core i5-12400

164 FPS+4%

€1/FPS

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Core i5-13400F

165 FPS+5%

€0.95/FPS

Intel Core i5-13400F, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 10 core (6 P-core + 4 E-core) Cache 20 MB, fino a 4,6 GHz

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Ryzen 7 5700

163 FPS+4%

€1/FPS

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Core i5-14400F

165 FPS+5%

€1.07/FPS

Intel Core i5-14400F Processore per sistemi desktop 14400F 10 core (6 P-core + 4 E-core) fino a 4,7 GHz

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Core i5-14500

166 FPS+6%

€1.51/FPS

Intel Core i5-14500 Processore per sistemi desktop 14500 14 core (6 P-core + 8 E-core) fino a 5,0 GHz

Additional €50.59

Core i7-4790K

159 FPS+1%

€1.44/FPS

Intel Processore Core i7 i7-4790K Quad-core (4 Core) 4 GHz - Socket H3 LGA-1150 Pack CM8064601710501

Additional €28.35

Core i5-14400

166 FPS+6%

€1.2/FPS

Intel Core i5-14400 Processore per sistemi desktop 14400 10 core (6 P-core + 4 E-core) fino a 4,7 GHz

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