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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 2085 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 17% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-6700 - 209 vs 179 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $129.0 vs $258.0
- Up to 41% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-11700K - $0.72 vs $1.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 65 vs 125 Watts
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Core i7-6700
World of Warcraft, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
122 FPS
$6.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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194 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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194 FPS
$14.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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115 FPS
$6.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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174 FPS
$20.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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