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| Intel Core i7 6700K vs 4930K |
Released July, 2015
Intel Core i7 6700K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 6700K
![]() | Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score 35.02 mHash/s | ![]() | Higher clock speed 4 GHz |
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 14 nm |
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Released July, 2013
Intel Core i7 4930K
- 3.4 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the 4930K
![]() | Significantly more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.37 pt/$ |
![]() | More l3 cache 12 MB | ![]() | Significantly better performance per watt 7.92 pt/W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | 35.02 mHash/s | vs | 9.56 mHash/s | Around 3.8x better CompuBench 1.5 bitcoin mining score | |||
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Higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Significantly newer manufacturing process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | vs | 3.9 GHz | Around 10% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much lower typical power consumption | 73.94W | vs | 105.63W | 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,349 | vs | 1,998 | Around 20% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Newer | Jul, 2015 | vs | Jul, 2013 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | vs | 31.32 $/year | 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | vs | 113.88 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Significantly more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better performance per dollar | 2.37 pt/$ | vs | 0.91 pt/$ | More than 2.5x better performance per dollar | |||
More l3 cache | 12 MB | vs | 8 MB | 50% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 7.92 pt/W | vs | 3.49 pt/W | More than 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 8 | 4 more threads | |||
Better PassMark score | 13,063 | vs | 11,109 | Around 20% better PassMark score | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.33 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700K vs 4930K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Core i7 6700K
35.02 mHash/s
Core i7 4930K
9.56 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
Core i7 6700K
26.72 mPixels/s
Core i7 4930K
7.61 mPixels/s
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
17,583
Core i7 4930K
19,954
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
4,510
Core i7 4930K
3,357
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
6,010 MB/s
Core i7 4930K
2,430,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 6700K
17,169
Core i7 4930K
20,124
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 6700K
11,109
Core i7 4930K
13,063
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 6700K
2,349
Core i7 4930K
1,998
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 6700K | vs | 4930K |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Hexa 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 | 130W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.92 $/year | 31.32 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 79.72 $/year | 113.88 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.49 pt/W | 7.92 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 73.94W | 105.63W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | FSB | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 6700K | vs | 4930K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 12 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.33 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 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 - 66.8°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 4.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.77 GHz | 4.62 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.61 GHz | 4.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Quad Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 59,733.32 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 65,536 MB |
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