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Core i5-11400F vs Core i7-6900K

Core i5-11400F vs Core i7-6900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11400F

2.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-6900K

3.2 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11400F is 1750 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6900K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F

  • Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6900K - 139 vs 117 FPS
  • Up to 13% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $104.75 vs $120.0
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11400F - 16 vs 12 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


FPS

139

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$104.75

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Buy for $104.75 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

117

84.17266187050359%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$120

87%

Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Buy for $120 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 73839 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo
Core i5-11400F

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021


Single-Core

1961

100%

Multi-Core

7608

100%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

63.84497705252422%

Multi-Core

7118

93.55941114616193%

Intel Core i5-11400F Logo

Intel Core i5-11400F

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Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

Mar 16th, 2021
Release DateMay 31st, 2016
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Rocket LakeCodenameBroadwell-E
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 2011-3
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
2.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP140 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
26.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

Builds Using Core i5-11400F or Core i7-6900K

Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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