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Best Bench: 52% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 26% Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 26% Great: 52%

SPEED RANK: 977^th / 1442

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 29%

Raft

588,978 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 70% Great: 90%

SPEED RANK: 224^th / 1442

Gaming 81%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		43.3 %			80.8 %	Hugely faster effective speed. +87%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	71.8 Pts	88.6 Pts	Lower memory latency. +23%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	46.5 Pts	119 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +156%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	85.3 Pts	224 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +163%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	89.1 Pts	395 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +343%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	90.7 Pts	597 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +558%


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.9 Pts	95.9 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +9%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	54.9 Pts	137 Pts	Hugely faster OC single-core speed. +150%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	109 Pts	258 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +137%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	109 Pts	459 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +321%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	109 Pts	696 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +539%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)		0 %			1.11 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%
User Rating UBM User Rating		50 %			78 %	Much more popular. +56%


Age Newest	124+ Months	104 Months	More recent. +16%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	109 Pts	716 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +557%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	90.8 Pts	612 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +574%


Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'11	Q3'15
Cache Cache	2 MB L3	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.x	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	N/A	$339.00 - $350.00
Bus Speed Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	16 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	650 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI
Wireless Display Intel® Wireless Display	No	Yes
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	2	3
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.1 GHz	1.15 GHz
Quick Sync Video Intel® Quick Sync Video	No	Yes
InTru 3D Tech Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No	Yes
Clear Video HD Tech Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	No	Yes
Intel Insider Intel® Insider™	No	Yes
Clear Video Tech for MID Intel® Clear Video Technology	No	Yes
Package Size Package Size	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics and IMC Lithography Graphics and IMC Lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Virtualization Tech (VT-x) Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡	No	Yes
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	No	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	No	Yes
AES New Instructions Intel® AES New Instructions	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	2.0	3.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes Max # of PCI Express Lanes	1	16
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The Core i7-6700K is Intel's latest "Skylake" flagship processor. It replaces the hugely successful i7-4790K and takes the crown as the fastest mainstream consumer CPU available. Comparing performance and specs between the 4790K and 6700K shows that the configuration is largely unchanged (same base clocks, cores, threads) but the improved manufacturing process (14nm) brings a small reduction in TDP and a performance improvement of 8%; almost exactly the same jump as between the Ivy Bridge 3770K and Haswell 4770K. Owners of any unlocked-K Intel CPU from Sandy Bridge or onwards still have no real reason to upgrade as the performance improvements are largely academic but the i7-6700K will be the CPU of choice for the vast majority of top end PC builds in 2015. ^{[Aug '15 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16