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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1392 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 30% better in League of Legends than Core i7-6700 - 195 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-6700 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $128.0 vs $467.41
- Up to 65% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i9-9900 - $0.85 vs $2.4 per FPS
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
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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
Very High
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900 or Core i7-6700
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
130 FPS
$5.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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128 FPS
$6.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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127 FPS
$6.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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