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Intel logo Core i9-10900K
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Intel logo Core i7-6900K

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General information Core i9-10900K Core i7-6900K
Launched Q2 2020 Q2 2016
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1200 FCLGA2011-3
Series Name Intel Core i9 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Comet Lake Broadwell-E
Clock 3.7 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 13.5 %
Turbo Clock 5.3 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 24.5 %
Cores 10 0 % 8 20 %
Threads 20 0 % 16 20 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 W 10.7 % 140 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 10 × 32 kB Instruction
10 × 32 kB Data
8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 10 × 256 kB
8 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 20 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i9-10900K Core i7-6900K
Overall Score 62056 0 % 55286 10.9 %
Future Proof 76 % 0 % 53 % 30.3 %
Benchmark Score 14830 0 % 9343 37 %
Single Thread Score 3129.7 0 % 2331 25.5 %
Encrypting Data 8126.5 MB/s 0 % 4056 MB/s 50.1 %
Compressing Data 370.8 MB/s 0 % 216.1 MB/s 41.7 %
String objects sorting 46530 thousand/s 0 % 28474.3 thousand/s 38.8 %
Prime numbers generation 63.5 millions/s 1.2 % 64.3 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 86241.1 millions/s 0 % 51833.3 millions/s 39.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 53031.3 millions/s 0 % 33123.4 millions/s 37.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i9-10900K, Core i7-6900K.

Average frames per second Core i9-10900K Core i7-6900K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.0 FPS 118.9 FPS
High settings 222.4 FPS 190.3 FPS
Medium settings 278.1 FPS 237.8 FPS
Low settings 347.6 FPS 297.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.5 %

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 i9-10900K Core i7-6900K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 159.8 FPS 147.9 FPS
High settings 255.7 FPS 236.7 FPS
Medium settings 319.6 FPS 295.9 FPS
Low settings 399.6 FPS 369.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.4 %
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