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IntelBX80662I76700K
IntelBX80677I57500T

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

  

4 Cores, 4 Threads @2.70 GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 594,397 user samples
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: 243rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
5,419 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 10.55 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 36% Base clock 0.8 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 36% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 491st / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.8 % Faster effective speed.
+22%
66.3 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+16%
76.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+31%
90.7 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
224 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
179 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
395 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+22%
325 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
597 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+80%
331 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
89.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
137 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+34%
102 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
258 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+29%
200 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
459 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+18%
388 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
696 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+79%
388 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,000,564 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.64 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,033%
0.03 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
79 % Much more popular.
+55%
51 %
Age
Newest
111 Months 94+ Months More recent.
+15%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
716 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+85%
387 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
612 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+84%
332 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'15 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
8 MB SmartCache 6 MB
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$339.00 - $350.00 $192.00 - $202.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz 3.30 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015D (130W) PCG 2015A (35W)
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.15 GHz 1.10 GHz
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
No Yes

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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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