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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 55286 0 % 48643 12 %
Future Proof 53 % 5.4 % 56 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9343 0 % 5599 40.1 %
Single Thread Score 2335.7 5.8 % 2480.1 0 %
Encrypting Data 4035.7 MB/s 0 % 2999.8 MB/s 25.7 %
Compressing Data 216.7 MB/s 0 % 119.2 MB/s 45 %
String objects sorting 28933.1 thousand/s 0 % 15588.1 thousand/s 46.1 %
Prime numbers generation 63.5 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 55.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51782 millions/s 0 % 27407.6 millions/s 47.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33257.3 millions/s 0 % 16860 millions/s 49.3 %

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 118.9 FPS 99.2 FPS
High settings 190.3 FPS 158.7 FPS
Medium settings 237.8 FPS 198.4 FPS
Low settings 297.3 FPS 248.0 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 148.2 FPS 136.4 FPS
High settings 237.2 FPS 218.3 FPS
Medium settings 296.5 FPS 272.9 FPS
Low settings 370.6 FPS 341.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %
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