Intel Core i9 9900K vs Intel Core i7 6700K

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core i9 9900K

Intel 2018-10
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Intel Core i7 6700K

Intel 2015-08

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2018
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-9900K
i7-6700K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
HD Graphics 530

Package

Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
95 W
91 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Transistor Count
-
1.75 billions

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
40
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous

Official Website
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
1,333
1,129
Cinebench R23
12,496
5,646
Geekbench 6
1,665
1,512
Geekbench 5
1,265
1,087
Geekbench 6
6,395
5,068
Geekbench 5
8,406
4,271
Blender
210
107
Passmark CPU
2,945
2,503
Passmark CPU
18,381
8,928