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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6800K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6800K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10900KF is 1430 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6800K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $103.0 vs $260.0
- Up to 56% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i9-10900KF - $0.19 vs $0.43 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 12% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i7-6800K - 603 vs 536 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 125 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6800K - 20 vs 12 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
536
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$103
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K | vs | Intel Core i9-10900KF |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 10 |
| 12 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-6800K or Core i9-10900KF
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
472 FPS
$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,049.99
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345 FPS
$5.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,029.99
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404 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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404 FPS
$5.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,189.99
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313 FPS
$20.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$6,499
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404 FPS
$6.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,588
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313 FPS
$10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,288
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345 FPS
$3.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,119.99
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404 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999.98
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