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In short — Core i9-7980XE 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 i9-7980XE is 458 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-7980XE - $120.0 vs $1286.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i9-7980XE - $0.9 vs $9.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Core i9-7980XE - 140 vs 165 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 1% better in The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-6900K - 136 vs 134 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6900K - 36 vs 16 threads
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Core i9-7980XE
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 18 |
| 16 | Threads | 36 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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