Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Core i9 9900KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Jan 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-6700K
i9-9900KF
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
91 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
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
1,129
1,260
Cinebench R23
5,646
12,606
Geekbench 6
1,512
1,612
Geekbench 5
1,087
1,300
Geekbench 6
5,068
7,648
Geekbench 5
4,271
8,856
Blender
107
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Passmark CPU
2,503
2,945
Passmark CPU
8,928
18,462
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.