IntelBX80671I76800K
IntelBX80633I74930K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Broadwell-E.
Release date: Q2 2016.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.4GHz, Ivy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 72,400 user samples
50,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 228th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
22,204 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 88% Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 67% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 67% Great: 88%
SPEED RANK: 287th / 1456
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
76.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
86 Pts +1% 85.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
107 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+12%
95.4 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
214 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
191 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
408 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+11%
369 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
660 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+11%
594 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.9 Pts +0% 94.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
124 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+5%
118 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+6%
235 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
483 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
452 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
770 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+6%
728 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,124,229 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % Hugely higher market share.
+200%
0.02 %
Value
Value For Money
106 % +4% 102 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
65 % More popular.
+23%
53 %
Price
Price (score)
$103 $100 +3%
Age
Newest
96 Months More recent.
+26%
129 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 130 Watts Slightly more energy efficient.
+7%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 6 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads 12 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
22 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
956 Pts +5% 913 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
827 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+11%
747 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge-E
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 FCLGA2011
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'16 Q3'13
Cache
Cache
15 MB 12 MB SmartCache
Lithography
Lithography
14 nm 22 nm
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4 2400/2133 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
28 40

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The Core i7-6800K is the weakest of four new 14 nm Broadwell-E prosumer CPUs. This model has six cores with base and turbo frequencies of 3.4 and 3.8 GHz, a TDP of 140 watts and 28 PCIe 3.0 lanes. The 6800K closely matches, and supersedes, the very popular Haswell-E 5820K. Because of its MSRP of around $500, this CPU only makes sense for niche use cases which include graphics design, video production or multi GPU gaming. Comparing the 6800K and 6700K shows that for typical desktop use, at stock clocks, the 6800K actually lags the 6700K by around 10%. This is because desktop computing largely depends on single core performance and the Skylake i7-6700K is both clocked higher (Base clock 4.0 GHz vs 3.4 GHz) and has higher IPC due to its one generation lead over the 6800K. If the 6800K proves to be a capable overclocker then it may challenge the 6700K on a range of core-heavy use cases, time will tell. [Jun '16 CPUPro]

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The Intel i7-4930K has six cores rather the standard four. The additional two cores improve multi-core throughput by 50% but leave single and dual-core speeds unchanged. Comparing the 4930K to the 3930K, its predecessor, shows that little has changed in terms of performance. At peak performance when both processors are overclocked the 4930K leads by around 7%. As well superb multi-core performance, both processors also have very strong single and dual core performance. The main downside to the 4930K is the fact that it still runs on the same FCLGA2011 platform as its predecessor, as a result purchasing it would effectively mean buying into a technology that is over three years old. In most cases, it would probably make sense to wait for a Haswell based hexacore. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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