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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700K is 2054 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $180.0 vs $281.99
- Up to 33% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-11700K - $0.99 vs $1.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 91 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 5% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i7-6700K - 192 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-6700K
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Updated 177 minutes ago
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
192
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.47/FPS
67%
Price, $
$281.99
63%
FPS Winner
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6700K or Core i7-11700K
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
135 FPS
$22.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,996.99
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134 FPS
$21.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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109 FPS
$32.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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