Intel Core i7-3770 vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Core i7-6700K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Aug 2015
Intel Core i7-6700K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    138%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    136%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    139%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 36% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 39% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 38% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-6700K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-6700K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
HTT
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy BridgevsSkylake
Release DateApr 2012vsAug 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4000vsHD Graphics 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp67°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12Cvs
Die Size160mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-3770Intel Core i7-6700K
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP77 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4830 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    22264 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    12469
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    17181

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3453
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4980

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    13338
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    19391

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3188
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    4422

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    177.5

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94
  • Intel Core i7-6700K
    880

points - higher is better