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Core i7-6900K vs i9-9900K


Description
The i7-6900K is based on Broadwell architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6900K gets a score of 427.5 k points while the i9-9900K gets 529.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.2 times faster than the i7-6900K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406f1
906ed
Core
Broadwell-E
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
140 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
16384 kB
Date
September 2016
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
49.76k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
427.51k points
529.32k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-6900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
23.11k
32.08k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
17.84k
28.17k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
6.68k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.47k
14.98k (x4.32)
TOTAL
49.76k
81.91k (x1.65)

Multithread

i7-6900K

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
184.19k
242.98k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
181.2k
220.16k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.44k
53.97k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.69k
12.22k (x0.83)
TOTAL
427.51k
529.32k (x1.24)

Performance/W
i7-6900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1316 points/W
2558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1294 points/W
2317 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
568 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
105 points/W
129 points/W
TOTAL
3054 points/W
5572 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6900K
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
6247 points/GHz
6417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4822 points/GHz
5634 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1444 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
938 points/GHz
2996 points/GHz
TOTAL
13450 points/GHz
16382 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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