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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6800K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-870 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6800K is 2457 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-870.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6800K - 95 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6800K
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-870 - 215 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i7-870 - $90.0 vs $100.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-870 - 12 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6800K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.60 GHz) FCLGA2011-3 (BX80671I76800K)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Core i7-6800K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Single-Core
482
39.37908496732026%
Multi-Core
1575
27.821939586645467%
Intel Core i7-870 | vs | Intel Core i7-6800K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8th, 2009 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lynnfield | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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