Intel
IntelBX80671I76900K

4 Cores, 8 Threads.
Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 7,347 user samples
592 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 70% Base clock 2.15 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 41% Base clock 2.15 GHz
Poor: 41% Great: 70%
SPEED RANK: 584th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
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: 179th / 1451
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.4 % 85.9 % Much faster effective speed.
+42%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.5 Pts +0% 87.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
68.2 Pts 114 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+67%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
121 Pts 228 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+88%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
186 Pts 454 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+144%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
249 Pts 819 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+229%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.1 Pts 95.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
84.5 Pts 138 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+63%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
167 Pts 276 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+65%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
256 Pts 545 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+113%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
317 Pts 985 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+211%
Market Share
Based on 68,070,678 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
71.6 % 108 % Much better value.
+51%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 52 % +4%
Price
Price (score)
$150 $120 Cheaper.
+20%
Age
Newest
125+ Months 96 Months More recent.
+23%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
318 Pts 1428 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+349%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
253 Pts 1206 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+377%
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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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