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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600KF is 1750 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 35% better in War Thunder than Core i7-6900K - 231 vs 171 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 125 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $120.0 vs $145.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 16 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Single-Core
1252
57.01275045537341%
Multi-Core
7118
81.75031583783164%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Core i7-6900K
War Thunder, 1920 x 1080, Movie
185 FPS
$6.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,149
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185 FPS
$5.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,009.99
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185 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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