Core i7-6900K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
8	16	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz

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Prices and Stock
MSRP $1089

Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K

Specifications

General
Release Date	May 31st, 2016
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 2011-3
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Broadwell-E

Performance
Cores	8
Threads	16
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.7 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	140 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i7-6900K

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

126

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

155

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

205

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

759

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

179

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

224

FPS

Fortnite

Core i7-6900K Alternatives

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128 FPS+6%

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128 FPS+6%

$1.16/FPS

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Ryzen 5 5600

128 FPS+6%

$0.91/FPS

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132 FPS+9%

$1.1/FPS

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128 FPS+6%

$1.02/FPS

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129 FPS+7%

$1.03/FPS

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127 FPS+5%

$1.1/FPS

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124 FPS+2%

$0.76/FPS

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132 FPS+9%

$0.83/FPS

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Core i7-6900K

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1089

Specifications

Core i7-6900K FPS Calculator

My Games With Core i7-6900K

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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