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Intel logo Core i7-6900K
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Intel logo Core i7-4960X

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General information Core i7-6900K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2011-3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.2 GHz 11.1 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 12 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6900K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 55285 0 % 50541 8.6 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 34 % 35.8 %
Benchmark Score 9342 0 % 6525 30.2 %
Single Thread Score 2359 0 % 2088.3 11.5 %
Encrypting Data 4019.5 MB/s 0 % 2977 MB/s 25.9 %
Compressing Data 219.3 MB/s 0 % 162.7 MB/s 25.8 %
String objects sorting 28445.6 thousand/s 0 % 22852.9 thousand/s 19.7 %
Prime numbers generation 64.1 millions/s 0 % 48.3 millions/s 24.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51114.1 millions/s 0 % 36731.8 millions/s 28.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33123.4 millions/s 0 % 18551.4 millions/s 44 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.9 FPS 104.8 FPS
High settings 190.3 FPS 167.7 FPS
Medium settings 237.8 FPS 209.6 FPS
Low settings 297.3 FPS 262.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.9 %

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 i7-6900K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 147.9 FPS 139.6 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 223.4 FPS
Medium settings 295.8 FPS 279.2 FPS
Low settings 369.8 FPS 349.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.6 %
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