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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $1089
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 580 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 2% better in Valheim than Core i7-6900K - 202 vs 199 FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $120.0 vs $160.86
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-8700 - 16 vs 12 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Core i7-6900K
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
85 FPS
$9.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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25 FPS
$55.96/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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31 FPS
$22.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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28 FPS
$64.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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62 FPS
$40.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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