Intel · 2015
Intel Core i7-6700K CPU
The Intel Core i7-6700K is a desktop processor released in 2015, featuring four Skylake cores with Hyper-Threading and an unlocked multiplier for overclocking.
The Intel Core i7-6700K is a quad-core processor with eight threads, based on the Skylake microarchitecture and manufactured on a 14 nm process. It has a base clock of 4.0 GHz and a boost clock of 4.2 GHz, with 8 MB of L3 cache. The processor supports DDR4-1866/2133 and DDR3L-1333/1600 memory across two channels, but does not support ECC memory. It includes integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 and provides 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes. The unlocked multiplier allows overclocking. The CPU uses the FCLGA1151 socket and has a TDP of 91 W. It was released on August 5, 2015 with an MSRP of $339.
Benchmarks
| Blender Open Data score | 81.37 samples/min |
|---|---|
| Nero Score AI | 1,130 images/min |
| Nero Score AVC encode | 1,823 fps |
Specifications
| Microarchitecture unverified | Skylake |
|---|---|
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base clock | 4.0 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB |
| Process node | 14 nm |
| TDP / base power | 91 W |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 |
| Memory support | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| ECC memory support | No |
| Integrated graphics | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| PCIe lanes (CPU) | 16 |
| PCIe version | 3.0 |
| Instruction sets | Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes |
| Release date | 2015-08-05 |
| Release year | 2015 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 339 USD |