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Core i7-6800K vs Core i9-14900KF

Core i7-6800K vs Core i9-14900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $417.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 179 minutes ago

Core i7-6800K

3.4 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i9-14900KF

3.2 GHz | 24-core

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $417.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 179 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 2695 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.

Advantages of Core i7-6800K

  • Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $90.00 vs $417.61
  • Up to 76% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i9-14900KF - $0.53 vs $2.21 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-14900KF

  • Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-6800K - 189 vs 170 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 32 vs 12 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

170

90%

Value, $/FPS

$0.53/FPS

100%

Price, $

$90

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)

Buy for $90 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 181 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


FPS

189

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.21/FPS

24%

Price, $

$417.61

21%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked

Buy for $417.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 179 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1224

39%

Multi-Core

5661

27%

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023


Single-Core

3108

100%

Multi-Core

21042

100%

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo

Core i7-6800K

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Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo

Core i9-14900KF

May 31st, 2016Release Date
Oct 17th, 2023
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Broadwell-ECodenameRaptor Lake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
24
12Threads
32
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
3.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
6.0 GHz
140 WTDPNot Available
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
34.0x
Multiplier32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-6800K or Core i9-14900KF

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Ryzen 7 7800X3D

$479

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Ryzen 5 7600X

$197

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Ryzen 5 5600X

$118

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Ryzen 7 5700X

$149

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Ryzen 5 5500

$83.47

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

$282.7

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Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

$179

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

$197.91

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

$207

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

$332.61

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

$117.06

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

$379

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

$289.02

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

$283.49

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

$499

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

$144.59

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$129.29

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$129.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

$899.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

$172.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

$744.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

$309

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

$133.45

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$182.99

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

$432.98

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

$79

Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

$417.61

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AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

$255

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

$479

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

$197

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

$118

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

$149

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

$83.47

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

$282.7

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

$179

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

$197.91

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

$207

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

$332.61

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

$117.06

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

$379

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

$289.02

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

$343.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

$283.49

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

$172

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

$269.95

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

$499

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

$144.59

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

$129.29

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

$129.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

$899.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

$172.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

$744.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

$319.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

$309

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

$133.45

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

$182.99

Intel Core i7-6800K Logo
Core i7-6800K

$90

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Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

$432.98

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