Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i7-6700K
Summary
Intel Core i5-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-6700K
131%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-6700K
114%
Relative performance
Intel Core i5-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-6700K
142%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6600K |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| 14% higher single threaded performance. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 42% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 31% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Skylake | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Skylake | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Jul 2015 | vs | Aug 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | vs | HD Graphics 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | 72°C |
| Package | FC-LGA12C | vs | |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-6600K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3900 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i5-6600K
4485 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
4830 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
16100 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
22264 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
13321
Intel Core i7-6700K
17181
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
4677
Intel Core i7-6700K
4980
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
15019
Intel Core i7-6700K
19391
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
4217
Intel Core i7-6700K
4422
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
1497
Intel Core i7-6700K
1899
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
15519
Intel Core i7-6700K
24909
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
124.08
Intel Core i7-6700K
135.12
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
387.48
Intel Core i7-6700K
796.61
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
7413
Intel Core i7-6700K
9037
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
6188
Intel Core i7-6700K
6487
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
21324
Intel Core i7-6700K
25817
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
1.88
Intel Core i7-6700K
1.97
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
6.93
Intel Core i7-6700K
9.65
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
166
Intel Core i7-6700K
177.5
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
602
Intel Core i7-6700K
880
points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
9.5
Intel Core i7-6700K
9
seconds - lower is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
3643
Intel Core i7-6700K
5877
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
196.3
Intel Core i7-6700K
204.75
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
40.1
Intel Core i7-6700K
54.58
FPS - higher is better
Intel Core i5-6600K
3.2
Intel Core i7-6700K
4.35
GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K
0.52
Intel Core i7-6700K
0.73
GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K
0.31
Intel Core i7-6700K
0.45
GB/s
Intel Core i5-6600K
64.4
Intel Core i7-6700K
119.45
score - higher is better