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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i7-7740X

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i7-7740X
Launched Q2 2016 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 FCLGA2066
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Kaby Lake-X
Clock 3.4 GHz 20.9 % 4.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 15.6 % 4.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 8 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 112 W 20 %
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 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i7-7740X
Overall Score 51477 0 % 50393 2.1 %
Future Proof 53 % 11.7 % 60 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 7022 0 % 6449 8.2 %
Single Thread Score 2278.8 17.1 % 2749.5 0 %
Encrypting Data 2927.5 MB/s 13.6 % 3387.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 159.6 MB/s 0 % 133.9 MB/s 16.1 %
String objects sorting 21092.8 thousand/s 0 % 17750.8 thousand/s 15.8 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 0 % 32 millions/s 32.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37153.4 millions/s 0 % 31343.9 millions/s 15.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24311.8 millions/s 0 % 19559.4 millions/s 19.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i7-7740X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.2 FPS 103.9 FPS
High settings 171.5 FPS 166.3 FPS
Medium settings 214.3 FPS 207.8 FPS
Low settings 267.9 FPS 259.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 3 %

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 i7-6800K Core i7-7740X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 139.1 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 222.5 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 278.1 FPS
Low settings 352.5 FPS 347.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.4 %
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