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$125
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF 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 i9-14900KF is 2695 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Core i7-6900K
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $125.00 vs $416.96
- Up to 66% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i9-14900KF - $0.41 vs $1.20 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 13% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-6900K - 348 vs 308 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
308
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, $
$125
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
348
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.2/FPS
34%
Price, $
$416.96
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked
Buy for $416.96 on Amazon
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Updated 7379 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K | vs | Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i7-6900K or Core i9-14900KF
With selected game settings
306 FPS
$6.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,839.99
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289 FPS
$7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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334 FPS
$8.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,999.99
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306 FPS
$6.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
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306 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,399.99
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334 FPS
$7.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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334 FPS
$8.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,949
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334 FPS
$7.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,430.75
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287 FPS
$7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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314 FPS
$6.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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