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Intel Core i7 5820K vs Intel Core i7 6700

Intel Core i7 5820K Cpu
Intel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 6700
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700Intel Core i7 6700
Processor socketLGA 2011-v3LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700Intel Core i7 6700
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Max turbo speed3.6 GHz4.0 GHz
Number of cores64
Number of threads128
Thermal Design Power (TDP)140.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeQPIDMI3
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700Intel Core i7 6700
On-board graphics adapternoyes
TypeNot availableIntel HD Graphics 530

Memory

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700Intel Core i7 6700
Cache15 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processorDDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)68.0 GB/s34.1 GB/s
Memory channelsQuadDual

Features

Intel Core i7 5820KIntel Core i7 5820K
Intel Core i7 6700Intel Core i7 6700
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes2816
Supported instruction sets
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • AES
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes
Scalability1S1S

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