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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 1206 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Core i7-6700
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $107.10 vs $385.00
- Up to 71% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i9-9900K - $0.88 vs $3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Core i7-6700 - 125 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
122
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$107.1
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700 | vs | Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6700 or Core i9-9900K
With selected game settings
66 FPS
$13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$34.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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49 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
$57.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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54 FPS
$72.20/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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84 FPS
$55.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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