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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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General information Core i7-6900K Core i7-3770K
Launched Q2 2016 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 77 W 45 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6900K Core i7-3770K
Overall Score 55286 0 % 45213 18.2 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 30 % 43.4 %
Benchmark Score 9343 0 % 4179 55.3 %
Single Thread Score 2338 0 % 2075.1 11.2 %
Encrypting Data 4051.9 MB/s 0 % 1858.1 MB/s 54.1 %
Compressing Data 220 MB/s 0 % 104.1 MB/s 52.7 %
String objects sorting 28703.7 thousand/s 0 % 14291.3 thousand/s 50.2 %
Prime numbers generation 63.8 millions/s 0 % 29.9 millions/s 53.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51371 millions/s 0 % 23083 millions/s 55.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33156.9 millions/s 0 % 11642.7 millions/s 64.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i7-3770K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i7-3770K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.9 FPS 89.0 FPS
High settings 190.3 FPS 142.3 FPS
Medium settings 237.8 FPS 177.9 FPS
Low settings 297.3 FPS 222.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.2 %

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 i7-6900K Core i7-3770K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.9 FPS 130.2 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 208.4 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 260.5 FPS
Low settings 369.8 FPS 325.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12 %
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