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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-7640X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6900K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-7640X is 391 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-7640X - $120.0 vs $356.7
- Up to 64% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-7640X - $0.94 vs $2.58 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 8% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-6900K - 138 vs 128 FPS
- Consumes up to 20% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 112 vs 140 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
128
92.7536231884058%
Value, $/FPS
$0.94/FPS
100%
Price, $
$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
138
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.58/FPS
36.434108527131784%
Price, $
$356.7
33%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-7640X X-Series Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 112W
Buy for $356.7 on Amazon
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Updated 58285 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i5-7640X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i5-7640X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 140 W | TDP | 112 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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