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Intel Core i7-6800K vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6800K		Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-6800K or Intel Core i9-10900K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i7-6800K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6800K was released in Q2/2016. The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900K was released in Q2/2020.

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)	Family	Intel Core i9 (80)
Intel Core i 6000 (24)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
6	Generation	10
Skylake S	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-9900K
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-11900K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-6800K is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz).
Intel Core i7-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
6	Cores	10
12	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.40 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.90 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i7-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-6800K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2933
128 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
15.00 MB	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
28	PCIe lanes	16
27.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-6800K has a TDP of 140 W, that of the Intel Core i9-10900K is 125 W.
Intel Core i7-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
140 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	95 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-6800K has a 15.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-10900K cache has a total of 20.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-6800K	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 2011-3	Socket	LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q2/2020
628 $	Release price	490 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K (73%)

Intel Core i9-10900K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6800K (50%)

Intel Core i9-10900K (100%)

Price-performance ratio

Geekbench 6 multi-core score divided by the processor's release price. Higher is better.


	Intel Core i7-6800K Geekbench 6 MT: 5,960 / 628 $	9.49
	Intel Core i9-10900K Geekbench 6 MT: 8,990 / 490 $	18.35

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	949 (69%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1382 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6645 (42%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	15945 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1267 (73%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1743 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	5960 (66%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	8990 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	1080 (76%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1417 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	6314 (56%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	11344 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	10752 (45%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	23706 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	3194 (43%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	7347 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	80 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	936 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	645 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	6419 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i7-6800K @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	240 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	126 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	580 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	232 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-6800K 6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	2668 (100%)

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