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Intel logo Core i7-9800X
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Intel logo Core i7-6700

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700
Launched Q4 2018 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-S
Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 10.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 11.1 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 65 W 60.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 16.5 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700
Overall Score 58463 0 % 47827 18.2 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 49 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 11682 0 % 5232 55.2 %
Single Thread Score 2558.7 0 % 2282.8 10.8 %
Encrypting Data 6328.6 MB/s 0 % 2773.8 MB/s 56.2 %
Compressing Data 253.8 MB/s 0 % 111 MB/s 56.3 %
String objects sorting 33191.3 thousand/s 0 % 14439.6 thousand/s 56.5 %
Prime numbers generation 70.5 millions/s 0 % 27.1 millions/s 61.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58023.1 millions/s 0 % 25591.2 millions/s 55.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36304.2 millions/s 0 % 15780.7 millions/s 56.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-9800X, Core i7-6700.

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.3 FPS 96.7 FPS
High settings 205.3 FPS 154.8 FPS
Medium settings 256.7 FPS 193.5 FPS
Low settings 320.8 FPS 241.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 24.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.4 FPS 134.8 FPS
High settings 245.5 FPS 215.6 FPS
Medium settings 306.9 FPS 269.5 FPS
Low settings 383.6 FPS 336.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.2 %
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