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

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General information Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700K
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 5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 4.2 GHz 6.7 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 0 % 95 W 42.4 %
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 i7-6700K
Overall Score 58463 0 % 49017 16.2 %
Future Proof 68 % 0 % 49 % 27.9 %
Benchmark Score 11682 0 % 5773 50.6 %
Single Thread Score 2587 0 % 2516.5 2.7 %
Encrypting Data 6276.1 MB/s 0 % 3085.5 MB/s 50.8 %
Compressing Data 251.1 MB/s 0 % 122.7 MB/s 51.1 %
String objects sorting 33160.1 thousand/s 0 % 16009.8 thousand/s 51.7 %
Prime numbers generation 71.1 millions/s 0 % 30.2 millions/s 57.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 58962.9 millions/s 0 % 28250.6 millions/s 52.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 36897.8 millions/s 0 % 17499.6 millions/s 52.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

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

Average frames per second Core i7-9800X Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.4 FPS 100.3 FPS
High settings 205.4 FPS 160.5 FPS
Medium settings 256.8 FPS 200.6 FPS
Low settings 321.0 FPS 250.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.9 %

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 i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 153.5 FPS 136.9 FPS
High settings 245.6 FPS 219.1 FPS
Medium settings 307.0 FPS 273.9 FPS
Low settings 383.8 FPS 342.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.8 %
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