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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i7-4960X

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i7-4960X
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA2011
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7 Extreme
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 6 0 %
Threads 12 0 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 130 W 7.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 15 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i7-4960X
Overall Score 51477 0 % 50664 1.6 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 34 % 35.8 %
Benchmark Score 7022 0 % 6589 6.2 %
Single Thread Score 2278.8 0 % 2084.1 8.5 %
Encrypting Data 2927.5 MB/s 2 % 2986 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 159.6 MB/s 1.9 % 162.7 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 21092.8 thousand/s 7.9 % 22898.9 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 1.3 % 48.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37153.4 millions/s 0 % 37065 millions/s 0.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24311.8 millions/s 0 % 18737.1 millions/s 22.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i7-4960X.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.2 FPS 104.7 FPS
High settings 171.5 FPS 167.6 FPS
Medium settings 214.3 FPS 209.5 FPS
Low settings 267.9 FPS 261.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.3 %

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 i7-4960X
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 139.6 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 223.3 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 279.1 FPS
Low settings 352.5 FPS 348.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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