Intel Core i7 11700K vs Intel Core i7 6900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2021
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
Broadwell E
Processor Number
i7-11700K
i7-6900K
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1200
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
125 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
36x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
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Shader Units
256
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Texture Units
64
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Raster Operation Units
32
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Execution Units
32
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,595
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Cinebench R23
15,011
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Geekbench 6
2,371
1,286
Geekbench 5
1,704
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Geekbench 6
10,622
7,470
Geekbench 5
10,087
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Cinebench 2024
91
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Cinebench 2024
806
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Blender
215
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Passmark CPU
3,412
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Passmark CPU
24,667
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.