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| Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Athlon 700 |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 14 nm | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz |
![]() | More l2 cache 1 MB | ![]() | Has a NX bit Yes |
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Released October, 1999
AMD Athlon 700
- 0.7 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 700
![]() | More l2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 250 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 0.7 GHz | Around 5.8x higher clock speed | |||
More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Oct, 1999 | Release date over 15 years later | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 more threads | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core |
Features Key features of the Core i7 6700K vs Athlon 700
clock speed
Core i7 6700K
4 GHz
Athlon 700
0.7 GHz
L2 cache
Core i7 6700K
1 MB
Athlon 700
0.5 MB
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | Athlon 700 |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 0.7 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 |
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | Athlon 700 |
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Threads | 8 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 250 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
Typical power consumption | 73.94W | N/A |
Intel Core i7 6700K ![]() | AMD Athlon 700 ![]() |
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