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Intel Core i7 4790K vs Intel Core i7 6700K

Intel Core i7 4790K Cpu
Intel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 6700K
Editiorial reviews
9
4.7 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
75 %
4 stars
25 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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6 editorial reviews
The biggest draw of the Core i7-6700K, Intel's first sixth-generation CPU, isn't the performance. Rather, it's the extra PCIe lanes that come with the supporting Z170 chipset, which may mean storage that's as fast as the processor.Read more
Another quad-core chip? Yup, but this one's a bit differentRead more
While it may not have been apparent due to their dominance in the x86 processor market, Intel has been facing some unique challenges as of late. Their definitive tick / tock cadence of process technology shrinks followed by base architectural changes has been slowing down. 22nm architectures...Read more
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User rating
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
10 %
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2 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
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General

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Processor socketLGA 1150LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Clock speed4.0 GHz4.0 GHz
Max turbo speed4.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads88
Thermal Design Power (TDP)84.0 W91.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeQPIDMI2
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 4600Intel HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version11.212.0

Memory

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Cache8 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1600
  • 2133
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s34.2 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Cooler includednono

Features

Intel Core i7 4790KIntel Core i7 4790K
Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

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