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IntelBX80662I76700K
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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

Effective Speed 
+20%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 72% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 2.95 GHz
Poor: 57% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 480th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
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
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.1 % 80.8 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Average Score 
+47%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.1 Pts 88.6 Pts +3%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		75.3 Pts 119 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+58%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		149 Pts 224 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+50%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		270 Pts 395 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+46%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		338 Pts 597 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+77%
Overclocked Score 
+52%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.1 Pts 95.9 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.5 Pts 137 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+70%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		160 Pts 258 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+61%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		308 Pts 459 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+49%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		392 Pts 696 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+78%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.97 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 79 % Much more popular.
+58%
Nice To Haves 
+56%
Age
Newest 		117+ Months 111 Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		392 Pts 716 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+83%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		342 Pts 612 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+79%
Specifications 
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q3'15
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography 		32 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$774.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5.86 GT/s QPI 8 GT/s DMI3
QPI Links
# of QPI Links 		2 0
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		288 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		2 1
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.1%
Average Bench 80.8%

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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