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

Intel Core i9-10900F
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 10 / Apr 2020
Intel Core i9-10900F
Intel Core i7-6800K
Intel Socket 2011-3DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / May 2016
Intel Core i7-6800K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900F
    143%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i9-10900F
    143%
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i9-10900F

Much higher single threaded performance (around 43% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
45 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 43% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6800K

None

Intel Core i9-10900F

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900F

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i9-10900F

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i9-10900F

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
TVB
HTT
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Broadwell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2933 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameComet LakevsBroadwell-E
Release DateApr 2020vsMay 2016

Cores

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
Cores10vs6
Threads20vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

Cache

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs32 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache20MB (shared)vs15360 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket 2011-3
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vs
Die Sizeunknownvsunknown
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i9-10900FIntel Core i7-6800K
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock5200 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP95 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900F
    6240 points
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    4256 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i9-10900F
    40320 points
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    27417 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i9-10900F (simulated)
    220.75
  • Intel Core i7-6800K
    154

points - higher is better