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Intel logo Core i7-7800X
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Intel logo Core i7-6700K

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General information Core i7-7800X Core i7-6700K
Launched Q2 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-X Skylake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 4.8 % 4.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 64 GB 50 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 1 MB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8.25 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-7800X Core i7-6700K
Overall Score 53852 0 % 49142 8.7 %
Future Proof 59 % 0 % 49 % 16.9 %
Benchmark Score 8410 0 % 5832 30.7 %
Single Thread Score 2397.8 4 % 2497.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 4351.3 MB/s 0 % 3086.5 MB/s 29.1 %
Compressing Data 182.5 MB/s 0 % 123.1 MB/s 32.6 %
String objects sorting 23631 thousand/s 0 % 15996.2 thousand/s 32.3 %
Prime numbers generation 44.9 millions/s 0 % 30.2 millions/s 32.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 41306.8 millions/s 0 % 28319.9 millions/s 31.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 25905.1 millions/s 0 % 17230.5 millions/s 33.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7800X, Core i7-6700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-7800X Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 114.2 FPS 100.2 FPS
High settings 182.7 FPS 160.4 FPS
Medium settings 228.3 FPS 200.5 FPS
Low settings 285.4 FPS 250.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.2 %

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 i7-7800X Core i7-6700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 145.2 FPS 136.9 FPS
High settings 232.3 FPS 219.0 FPS
Medium settings 290.4 FPS 273.8 FPS
Low settings 363.0 FPS 342.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.7 %
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