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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.4 GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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▲ 524,895 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.2GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

Effective Speed 
+32%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 111,613 user samples
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104,858 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 75% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 50% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 50% Great: 75%
SPEED RANK: 522nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
6,755 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 98% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 98%
SPEED RANK: 192nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		65.1 % 85.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+32%
Average Score 
+59%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		80.9 Pts 87.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		89.3 Pts 114 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+28%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		175 Pts 228 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+30%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		284 Pts 454 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+60%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		304 Pts 819 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+169%
Overclocked Score 
+62%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.6 Pts 95.9 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		98.8 Pts 138 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+40%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		196 Pts 276 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		354 Pts 545 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+54%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		361 Pts 985 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+173%
Value & Sentiment 
+105%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.09 % Hugely higher market share.
+200% 		0.03 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		57 % Slightly more popular.
+10% 		52 %
Nice To Haves 
+203%
Age
Newest 		131+ Months 101 Months More recent.
+23%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		364 Pts 1,428 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+292%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		307 Pts 1,206 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+293%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q2'16
Cache
Cache 		6 MB SmartCache 20 MB
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$213.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 4 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 128 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 1333/1600 DDR4 2400/2133
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		2 4
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 2500 None
Hyper-Threading Tech
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 		No Yes
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 65.1%
Average Bench 85.9%

good processor, still remains reliable [Oct '17 Mojaradim]

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The Core i7-6900K is one of four new Broadwell-E prosumer CPUs. This model has eight cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.2 and 4.0 GHz respectively. The 6900K is based on a 14 nm architecture, it has a TDP of 140 watts, 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes and no integrated graphics. Because of its MSRP of $1,100, the 6900K only makes sense for very niche use cases which include top end graphics design and video production. Comparing the 6900K and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use the 6900K only offers a gain of around 12% for a whopping three fold price increase. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6900K. That said, as a workstation CPU the 6900K is bested only by the $2,000 flagship ten core 6950X. (6900K vs 6950X) [Jun '16 CPUPro]

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