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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F is 2085 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i9-11900F - $129.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i9-11900F - $0.75 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 11% better in No Man's Sky than Core i7-6700 - 192 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Intel® Core™ i9-11900F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i9-11900F
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
138 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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87 FPS
$9.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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77 FPS
$10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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