Intel Core i7 6700K vs 3770K

older Released July, 2015

Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K

	Higher clock speed 4 GHz		Much lower typical power consumption 73.94W
	Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm		Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz

older Released April, 2012

Reasons to buy the 3770K

	Much better performance per dollar 2.21 pt/$		Much higher GPU clock speed 650 MHz
	Better performance per watt 4.55 pt/W		Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature 67.4 °C

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Intel Core i7 6700K

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Higher clock speed

4 GHz

3.5 GHz

Around 15% higher clock speed

Much lower typical power consumption

73.94W

114.97W

More than 35% lower typical power consumption

Significantly newer manufacturing process

14 nm

22 nm

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor

Higher turbo clock speed

4.2 GHz

3.9 GHz

Around 10% higher turbo clock speed

Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score

13.68 fps

7.5 fps

More than 80% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score

Newer

Jul, 2015

Apr, 2012

Release date over 3 years later

Much lower annual home energy cost

21.92 $/year

42.19 $/year

Around 50% lower annual home energy cost

Better PassMark (Single core) score

2,349

2,084

Around 15% better PassMark (Single core) score

Better PassMark score

11,109

9,544

More than 15% better PassMark score

Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost

79.72 $/year

112.39 $/year

Around 30% lower annual commercial energy cost

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Intel Core i7 3770K

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Much better performance per dollar

2.21 pt/$

0.91 pt/$

Around 2.5x better performance per dollar

Much higher GPU clock speed

650 MHz

350 MHz

More than 85% higher GPU clock speed

Better performance per watt

4.55 pt/W

3.49 pt/W

More than 30% better performance per watt

Slightly higher Maximum operating temperature

67.4 °C

64 °C

More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K

35.02 mHash/s

Core i7 3770K

10.47 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700K

26.72 mPixels/s

Core i7 3770K

8.61 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700K

1.82 fps

Core i7 3770K

1.67 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K

17,583

Core i7 3770K

13,098

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K

4,510

Core i7 3770K

3,304

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 6700K

6,010 MB/s

Core i7 3770K

2,620,000 MB/s

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700K

11,109

Core i7 3770K

9,544

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700K

2,349

Core i7 3770K

2,084

summary	Core i7 6700K	3770K
Clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Cores	Quad core	Quad core
Is unlocked	Yes	Yes
features
Has a NX bit	Yes	Yes
Supports trusted computing	No	No
Has virtualization support	Yes	Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes	Yes
power consumption
TDP	91W	77W
Annual home energy cost	21.92 $/year	42.19 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	79.72 $/year	112.39 $/year
Performance per watt	3.49 pt/W	4.55 pt/W
Typical power consumption	73.94W	114.97W
bus
Architecture	FSB	DMI
Number of links	0	1
Transfer rate	8,000 MT/s	5,000 MT/s

details	Core i7 6700K	3770K
Architecture	x86-64	x86-64
Threads	8	8
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L2 cache per core	0.25 MB/core	0.25 MB/core
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache per core	2 MB/core	2 MB/core
Manufacture process	14 nm	22 nm
Max CPUs	1	1
Operating temperature	Unknown - 64°C	Unknown - 67.4°C
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed	4.61 GHz	4.69 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	4.77 GHz	4.8 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.61 GHz	4.69 GHz
integrated graphics
GPU	GPU	GPU
Label	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported	3	3
GPU clock speed	350 MHz	650 MHz
Turbo clock speed	1,150 MHz	1,150 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in	Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
DDR3-1600
DDR3-1333
DDR3
Channels	Dual Channel	Dual Channel
Supports ECC	No	No
Maximum bandwidth	25,600 MB/s	25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size	65,536 MB	32,768 MB

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Flavio Claudio Otero (05:20 PM, January 2, 2021)

Quédate con tu i7 3770k, hoy en día … estando en el 2021 sigue rindiendo sin quejas. puedes ponerles Gpu's potentes y las exprime. recuerda mantener fresco el micro Procesador.

Marius Nilsen (10:23 AM, April 21, 2017)

the short answer to you question would be YES

Balius (09:11 PM, January 13, 2017)

"CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 6700K based on its performance and single-core performance." and CPUBoss shows: All core performance: Core i7 6700K: 5.8 Core i7 3770K: 7.2 Single core performance: Core i7 6700K: 8.0 Core i7 3770K: 8.4 Can someone pls explain me why lower performance cpu is recommended?

Higher (03:36 PM, October 25, 2016)

awesome man, my specs are: i5 3330 MB p8h61 r7 260x 2x HDD WD 500gb only good thing in my setup is the PSU Corsair CS450M 80 plus GOLD. hahahaha ;(

IDewagede Budi Dharma Prabhawa (06:00 AM, October 25, 2016)

i'm not buy SLI i will be saving my money to setup triple monitors hehehe this setup was complete 2 weeks ago https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dcd16e3a3a8f1b8dae6447fece0f27518954ed8ac8de8d4dc16fa9b43f9957b7.jpg Spec : Intel Core i7 3770K Mobo Z77A-G45 MSI iGame Nvidia GTX 1080 Ram Corsair Vengeance 2x8gb dual channel DDR3 2400mhz SSD Adata P550 240GB HDD Segate 500GB Case Corsair Carbide 400C mid-tower Liquid Cooler Swiftech H220 X2 RGB Fan case Coresair AF140 led white Deepcool RGB Light 350 PSU Corsair RM850X Full Modular 80+ Gold

Higher (05:21 AM, October 25, 2016)

So u dont need 2x gtx 1080 send one of this to me :D

IDewagede Budi Dharma Prabhawa (03:14 AM, October 25, 2016)

thx bro for your answer :)

guest (03:18 AM, July 5, 2016)

my 980 plays triple screen at 60fps on med gfx setting about to upgrade to a 1080 you wont need sli. 1080 sli would be for triple 4k screens

IDewagede Budi Dharma Prabhawa (11:57 PM, June 29, 2016)

I want to use three monitors at 1080p bro

Gavin (04:39 PM, June 29, 2016)

Why on earth do you need to SLI 1080s? Are you trying to game at 120fps in 4K??

IDewagede Budi Dharma Prabhawa (12:59 PM, June 26, 2016)

what about 1080 SLI? its no need to upgrade? i have 3770k and i want upgrade to 1080 SLI

Victor Lin (12:22 AM, May 30, 2016)

true check here http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-3770K

Victor Lin (12:12 AM, May 30, 2016)

same here , i still have 3770k

Bodark (03:44 AM, May 18, 2016)

Came here to make comparison with my 3770k. Clearly, not much different. Plan to upgrade my rig or buy new one with the new upcoming GTX 1080/1070. But, I changed my mind. GTX 1080/1070 will fit with my 3770k without problem. No need for CPU upgrade.

Tahir (11:41 AM, March 15, 2016)

I also have 3770K for more than 3 years now, I wanted to see what has changed since 2012 and it seems there is no competation in desktop CPU products. Intel makes max %10 improvement for i7 processors in every new serie and most of it because of the rised clock speed. If you are a PC games, it does not even get you more than 1-2 fps. Considering you are using "K" series processor, you can just gain that overclock with no efford. I think I will wait till they produce something which makes difference... Win10 64 bit i7 3770k@ 4,8Ghz Asus Z77 VLX Corsair Vengeance Pro 2*8GB 2400Mhz Samsung 850Evo AMD R9 290 Tri-X Corsair CX750 Vestel 40" FA5050

Billy Beefcaked (04:55 AM, March 13, 2016)

I have used the 3770k i7 since 2012 when I built my PC. I came to compare the new 6700k to see if it was a good time to upgrade my gaming rig. Clearly the 6700K is not that much more better of a CPU to make me go out and build a new rig. Yes it is faster but only slightly, and for being three years newer, it is clear since Intel has ZERO competition improvements in CPU speeds and performance are almost at a crawl. Also I paid $300 even for my 3770k back in 2012. Here is my rig and honestly it still holds up to most games well. Windows 10 Pro Intel i7-3770k 3.5Ghz. ASUS p8z77-V pro motherboard Corsair Vengeance RAM 12GB @1600mhz Samsung 1TB solid state hard drive eVga 980 GTX 4gb Graphics card (just upgraded to that in December. Got it for $250 over a one day Christmas sale. previously had a 660 GTX). Antec 600w power supply Dell Ultrasharp 24 inch 1920X1200 monitor. Everything that I play was still holding up really well but was showing signs of slowing down. I upgraded to the solid state drive and the 980 GTX graphics card in December, and the rig is right back as 1920X1200 60+100 fps again. Game on my brothers!

Branden_Lucero (07:13 AM, February 18, 2016)

i can find a 6700K as low as $321 as i type this. turns out, the 6700K had a shortage which caused anywhere from a $50-60+ price hike. they are suppose to be $349 as listed by Intel. therefore, i wouldnte recommend getting this processor until it returns to normal or less pricing.

Ares-the-Great (01:38 PM, February 4, 2016)

So, the 3770k is $450, yet, the 6700k, which is more powerful and also newer, is only $400 ($50 less)??? That means that either Intel needs l=to lower the price on the 3770k, or I definitely won't be the one to buy it.

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