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IntelBX80662I76700K
▲ 565,819 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.0GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

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▲ 7847,150 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+0%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 604,446 user samples
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15,468 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 94% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 94%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
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: 224th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		80.5 % 80.8 % +0%
Average Score 
+2%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87 Pts 88.6 Pts +2%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		100 Pts 119 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+19%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		201 Pts 224 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+11%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		398 Pts +1% 395 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		718 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+20% 		597 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+6%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.3 Pts 95.9 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		128 Pts 137 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		254 Pts 258 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		502 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+9% 		459 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		920 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+32% 		696 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+608%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.05 % 1.22 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,340%
Value
Value For Money 		79.9 % 91.1 % Better value.
+14%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 78 % Much more popular.
+39%
Price
Price (score) 		$285 $180 Much cheaper.
+37%
Nice To Haves 
+26%
Age
Newest 		116 Months 104 Months More recent.
+10%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		140 Watts 91 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+35%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100% 		8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3 GHz 4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+33%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+20%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		1353 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+89% 		716 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		1075 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+76% 		612 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Haswell-E Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA2011-V3 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q3'14 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		20 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2, AVX 2.0, AES SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$999.00 - $1059.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.5 GHz 4.2 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		0 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR4 1333/1600/2133 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		4 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		68 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		None Intel® HD Graphics 530
Package Size
Package Size 		52.5mm x 45.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		40 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 80.5%
Average Bench 80.8%
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The Intel 5960X sports eight cores and sixteen threads. That's two more cores than we have ever seen on a consumer processor before and as such this $1,000 processor offers record breaking multi-threaded CPU horsepower. Unfortunately the 5960X is clocked at just 3 GHz base and 3.5 GHz turbo which, for single and dual-core workloads, renders it around 15% slower than a $69 G3258 on stock clocks! The 5960X is only compatible with Intel's new X99 chipset which requires new DDR4 RAM and is currently far more expensive, with little consumer benefit, than DDR3. All in all the i7-5960X processor is largely irrelevant for consumers as it's far far too expensive. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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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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