Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages
Lower TDP (140W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9940X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.2GHz)