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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 762 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $189.95 vs $899.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i9-7980XE - $1.17 vs $5.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 91 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield 2042 than Core i7-6700K - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 36 vs 8 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
163
99.39024390243902%
Value, $/FPS
$1.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel CM8066201919901 CORE I7-6700K FC-LGA14C 4.10G 8M Tray Processor Cache SKYLAKE
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Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.48/FPS
21.350364963503647%
Price, $
$899
21%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I97980X Core i9-7980XE Processors
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Updated 3963 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Single-Core
1480
98.99665551839465%
Multi-Core
4897
42.15736914600551%
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 18 |
| 8 | Threads | 36 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
91 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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