Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i7-6700K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-6700K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900KF is 2054 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900KF
- Performs up to 11% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-6700K - 235 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700K - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i9-11900KF - $180.0 vs $232.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i9-11900KF - $0.85 vs $0.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900KF - 91 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900KF | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 91 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |