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Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Core i7 7700

Intel Core i7 6700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700 Cpu
Intel Core i7 7700
Editiorial reviews
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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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4
4 editorial reviews
Intel's Kaby Lake falls into the comes bearing the tuned 14nm+ process, a revamped graphics engine and a new chipset.Read more
Intel's top mainstream processor gets a speed bump and a few new features.Read more
Intel's "Kaby Lake" Core i7 flagship is speedy, with hardware support for 4K streaming and HDR for services like Netflix, but performance gains over its previous-generation counterpart are fairly minimal.Read more
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User rating
37
4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
Clock speed4.0 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Number of cores44
Number of threads88
Thermal Design Power (TDP)91.0 W65.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI2DMI3
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.0

Memory

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
Cache8 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
Cooler includednoyes

Features

Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
Intel Core i7 7700Intel Core i7 7700
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

Pros & Cons

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