Intel Core i7 6700K 

Released July, 2015
  • 4 GHz
  • Quad core
  • Unlocked
8.2 Out of 10

Overall performance is better than any other CPU on the market, save for Extreme Edition models.
by PCMag
Overclocking options are easier to navigate than in previous models.
by PCMag

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i7 6700K among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700K
6.5
Core i7 4790K
7.7
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700K
8.0
Core i7 4790K
9.6
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700K
n.d.
Core i7 4790K
9.7
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700K
8.0
Core i7 4790K
7.4
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700K
5.2
Core i7 4790K
5.3
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700K
5.9
Core i7 4790K
6.4
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700K
8.2
Core i7 4790K
8.8
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i7 6700K

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
35.02 mHash/s
Core i7 4790K
16.1 mHash/s
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K
26.72 mPixels/s
Core i7 4790K
18.33 mPixels/s
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K
1.82 fps
Core i7 4790K
1.79 fps
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 4790K
15,490
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 4790K
4,004
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 4790K
11,194
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 4790K
2,530
A12 7th Gen A12-9700P
n.d.

In The News From around the web

5
Aug

The Intel Core i7-6700K Review - Skylake First for Enthusiasts

by Ryan Shrout |
www.pcper.com
TrueCrypt is one of the most popular pieces of software for disk encryption, and it includes a handy benchmark mode to test the capabilities of your processor.
The Core i7-6700K is an incredibly fast desktop processor that will be able to handle your gaming, media encoding and web browsing with incredible efficiency and at nearly the same performance level as those $1000+ processor still taunting us with their 8-core setups.
5
Aug

Intel "Skylake" Core i7-6700K CPU (Z170 Chipset and GT530) Review

by Steven Bassiri |
www.tweaktown.com
Performance96%Quality including Design and Build94%General Features95%Bundle and Packaging89%Value for Money95% Overall TweakTown Rating94% The Bottom Line: Combine the IPC improvements with a 4GHz base frequency and some pretty awesome overclocking, and I think Intel has a winner on its hands with its new "Skylake" Core i7-6700K processor and Z170 chipset.
Combine the IPC improvements with a 4GHz base frequency and some pretty awesome overclocking, and I think Intel has a winner on their hands.
3
Aug

Report: Intel Core i7-6700K and i5-6600K Retail Box Photos and Pricing Leak

by Sebastian Peak |
www.pcper.com
Now whether the 6700K can beat out that Devil's Canyon part remains to be seen.
We have heard of Skylake leaks - a.k.a. Skyleaks - for a while now, and the rumors point to an August release for these new LGA 1151 chips (sorry LGA 1150 motherboard owners)!
28
May

Rumor: Intel Core i7-6700K (Skylake-S) Benchmarks Leaked

by Scott Michaud |
www.pcper.com
If clocks are equivalent, this could translate well over a teraflop (~1.2 TFLOPs) of compute performance in addition to discrete graphics.
For someone who is interested in GPU compute, especially with Explicit Unlinked MultiAdapter in DirectX 12 upcoming, it would be nice to see GPUs be ubiquitous and always enabled.

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz
Cores Quad core
Is unlocked Yes

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. AES
  3. SSE
  4. SSE2
  5. SSE4.1
  6. SSE3
  7. Supplemental SSE3
  8. SSE4.2
  9. AVX 2.0
  10. AVX
  11. SSE4
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

power consumption

TDP 91W
Annual home energy cost 21.92 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 79.72 $/year
Performance per watt 3.49 pt/W
Typical power consumption 73.94W

bus

Architecture FSB
Number of links 0
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 8 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm
Max CPUs 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 64°C

overclocking

Overclocked clock speed 4.61 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.77 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.61 GHz

integrated graphics

GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530
Number of displays supported 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type DDR3L-1600
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB
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Comments

Showing 13 comments.
Kay (07:06 AM, February 28, 2017)
Very nice chip. I use it for gaming and editing. I'm shure it will still last for a few years
Jay Lynch (03:22 AM, February 16, 2017)
I was looking up the 6900 series but this is roughly the highest cpu boss goes. Thats ok a 6800 is more in my price range
Jay Lynch (04:15 AM, October 21, 2016)
i have one at idle or just web surfing the core clock is around 800mhz
Online Shopping (08:57 AM, October 16, 2016)
its power consumption is 91w which seems good for energy saving and environment friendly
raydeun ofisal (02:33 PM, November 24, 2015)
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Intel Official (02:30 PM, November 24, 2015)
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simply_euphoric (02:30 PM, November 24, 2015)
Euphoria
ayymd polis (02:29 PM, November 24, 2015)
u ar bein raded by le amd polis u must delete 4 kores of all of ur pc
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Guest (09:08 PM, October 11, 2015)
The lower-powered 6700T is going to be an interesting chip. Looks very capable for a 35w chip.
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