Intel Core i7-6700K
The Intel Core i7-6700K is a high-end quad-core desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, which was announced in August 2015. The CPU, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process, runs at 4.0 up to 4.2 GHz (2 cores: 4.0 GHz, 3 cores: 4.0 GHz, 4 cores: 4.0 GHz) and can execute up to 8 threads simultaneously thanks to Hyperthreading. Being a so called "K"-model, the Core i7-6700K has a free multiplier and can be easily overclocked.
Performance
Even though the Core i7-6700K has a slightly lower clock than the old i7-4790K (4.0 GHz - 4.4 GHz), the performance is slightly better compared to the Haswell predecessor. Depending on the application, the per-MHz performance was increased by roughly 5-10 %. Even the most demanding applications and games are no problem for the high-end CPU.
Graphics
Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with 24 EUs (Execution Units), which is clocked at 350 - 1150 MHz. Compared to the HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell, 20 EUs), the performance is increased by around 25 percent. The overall GPU performance is still low-end, so modern games can, if at all, only be played smoothly with low settings.
Power Consumption
The TDP was slightly raised from 88 to 91 Watts compared to the predecessor.
Series Intel Core i7 (Desktop) Codename Skylake Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Skylake Clock Rate 4000 - 4200 MHz Level 1 Cache 256 KB Level 2 Cache 1 MB Level 3 Cache 8 MB Number of Cores / Threads 4 / 8 Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 91 Watt Manufacturing Technology 14 nm Socket FCLGA1151 Features DDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1150 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Architecture x86 Starting Price $339 U.S. Announcement Date 08/05/2015 Product Link (external) Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 6700K
Benchmarks Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 865 avg: 881 median: 880 (9%) max: 910 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 160 avg: 174.4 median: 177.5 (54%) max: 182 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 8.55 avg: 9.6 median: 9.7 (14%) max: 10.2 Points
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Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.72 avg: 2 median: 2 (6%) max: 2.16 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6434 avg: 6980 median: 6531 (53%) max: 8845 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 19705 avg: 24305 median: 25817 (29%) max: 26150 points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 33740 avg: 34944 median: 34593 (25%) max: 36500 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 8600 avg: 8758 median: 8624 (47%) max: 9050 Points
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 178 avg: 225.4 median: 205.9 (2%) max: 275 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3653%
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 5.726 avg: 7.2 median: 6.7 (1%) max: 8.94 s
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5877 points (34%)
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 52.5 avg: 54.4 median: 54.6 (20%) max: 55.3 fps
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -97%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 194.2 avg: 204.7 median: 204.8 (48%) max: 210.2 fps
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.203 avg: 0.4 median: 0.5 (0%) max: 0.507 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.324 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (0%) max: 0.848 GB/s
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 1.7 avg: 3.8 median: 4.4 (0%) max: 4.9 GB/s
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 8973 avg: 9037 median: 9037 (19%) max: 9101 Points
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 8.787 avg: 9 median: 9 (2%) max: 9.392 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 5019%
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 19.7 avg: 20.3 median: 20.3 (1%) max: 20.83 s
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 463.8 avg: 479 median: 479.7 (2%) max: 498.3 s
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 4600%
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 31997 avg: 32843 median: 32153 (30%) max: 34379 Points
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Intel Core i7-990X EE -2%
Intel Core i7-980X EE -2%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10341 avg: 11161 median: 11228 (31%) max: 11761 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 59904 avg: 61163 median: 61287.5 (39%) max: 62149 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 59247 avg: 60685 median: 61091 (51%) max: 62096 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 60945 avg: 61859 median: 62114 (52%) max: 62262 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 8328 avg: 9165 median: 9272 (23%) max: 9702 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 12430 avg: 12822 median: 12870.5 (24%) max: 13182 Points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
16365 points (29%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
4225 points (83%)
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17030 avg: 17122 median: 17122 (27%) max: 17214 points
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Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4436 avg: 4598 median: 4598 (69%) max: 4760 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 795 avg: 800 median: 800 (1%) max: 805 ms
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Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 76.8 avg: 119.5 median: 119.5 (1%) max: 162.1 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 37135 avg: 40412 median: 40411.5 (42%) max: 43688 Points
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance