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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7700 is 552 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 1% better in Valorant than Core i7-6700 - 774 vs 763 FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $128.0 vs $167.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-7700 - $0.17 vs $0.22 per FPS
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-7700 or Core i7-6700
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
461 FPS
$1.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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316 FPS
$5.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,688.88
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433 FPS
$1.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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