Intel Celeron 7300 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Processor comparisons 10-01-2022

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Celeron 7300 vs Intel Core i7-6900K and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as UserBenchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, 7zip, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Furmark, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Halo Infinite
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Death Stranding
Valorant
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6900K or Intel Celeron 7300.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Celeron 7300

53%

Core i7-6900K

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-6900K is 1% better than Celeron 7300. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Celeron 7300

52%

Core i7-6900K

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.3	97.2
Valorant	106.0	110.4
Cyberpunk 2077	59.3	61.8
Apex Legends	99.6	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	79.5	82.8
Overwatch	85.8	89.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.1	76.2
DOOM Eternal	53.0	55.2
Warzone	82.7	86.1
Assassin's Creed	89.0	92.7
Valheim	88.0	91.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Celeron 7300

344%

Core i7-6900K

24%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Celeron 7300 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6900K as it consumes less power: 9W vs. 140W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Celeron 7300	Intel Core i7-6900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	171	207
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1256	1439
Cinbench 20 Single-core	411	484
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2851	3668
Cinbench 23 Single-core	964	1151
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	9399	11326

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 7300	Intel Core i7-6900K
Single-Core	2254	2405
Multi-Core	13159	13871

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Celeron 7300	Intel Core i7-6900K
Single-Core	929	1016
Multi-Core	5161	8971

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Celeron 7300	Intel Core i7-6900K
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2016
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Broadwell E
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	12	6
Turbo Frequency	1 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	0.7 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	5	8
Threads	6	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8200 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	140 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4 2400/2133
Max. Memory	32 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6900K is 78% better than Celeron 7300 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6900K has 3 more core than Celeron 7300. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Celeron 7300 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6900K is better: 26
All the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Celeron 7300 and Intel Core i7-6900K before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Celeron 7300 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Celeron 7300 specs and review.

Intel Core i7-6900K - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i7-6900K specs and review.