Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Core i7 9700KF
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Jan 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Coffee Lake
Processor Number
i7-6900K
i7-9700KF
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
140 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
8
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
12 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
41.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
1,704
Geekbench 6
7,470
7,751
Cinebench R23
—
1,234
Cinebench R23
—
9,090
Geekbench 5
—
1,272
Geekbench 5
—
7,462
Blender
—
100
Passmark CPU
—
2,877
Passmark CPU
—
14,360
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.