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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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Intel logo Core i7-7700

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General information Core i7-6900K Core i7-7700
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.2 GHz 11.1 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 4 50 %
Threads 16 0 % 8 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
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 × 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 i7-7700
Overall Score 55407 0 % 48758 12 %
Future Proof 53 % 5.4 % 56 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9425 0 % 5652 40 %
Single Thread Score 2354.7 3.5 % 2440.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 4044 MB/s 0 % 2950.2 MB/s 27 %
Compressing Data 218.7 MB/s 0 % 120.8 MB/s 44.8 %
String objects sorting 28574 thousand/s 0 % 15700.6 thousand/s 45.1 %
Prime numbers generation 63.7 millions/s 0 % 27.9 millions/s 56.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51401.4 millions/s 0 % 27790.6 millions/s 45.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33247.3 millions/s 0 % 17014 millions/s 48.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i7-7700.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.8 FPS 99.1 FPS
High settings 190.0 FPS 158.5 FPS
Medium settings 237.5 FPS 198.2 FPS
Low settings 296.9 FPS 247.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.6 %

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 i7-6900K Core i7-7700
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 136.2 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 217.9 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 272.4 FPS
Low settings 369.9 FPS 340.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %
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