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In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 458 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $120.0 vs $347.48
- Up to 65% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i9-7960X - $1.0 vs $2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i7-6900K - 121 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 32 vs 16 threads
Elden Ring
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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