Intel Core i7-5930K vs Intel Core i7-6700K
Summary
Intel Core i7-5930K
107%
Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5930K
100%
Intel Core i7-6700K
118%
Relative performance
Intel Core i7-5930K
123%
Intel Core i7-6700K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5930K |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 7% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700K |
| 18% higher single threaded performance. |
| 45 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-5930K. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5930K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5930K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Haswell | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Haswell-E | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Sep 2014 | vs | Aug 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | HD Graphics 530 |
Cache
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | 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 | 15360 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | | vs | |
| Die Size | 356mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 22 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i7-5930K | | Intel Core i7-6700K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 4200 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 140 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i7-5930K
4144 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
4830 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
28224 points
Intel Core i7-6700K
22264 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
21245
Intel Core i7-6700K
17181
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
4123
Intel Core i7-6700K
4980
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
23843
Intel Core i7-6700K
19391
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
3677
Intel Core i7-6700K
4422
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
2221
Intel Core i7-6700K
1899
points per second - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
31953
Intel Core i7-6700K
24909
MIPS - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
120.38
Intel Core i7-6700K
135.12
points - higher is better
Intel Core i7-5930K
1002.79
Intel Core i7-6700K
796.61
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better