You must be waiting for this review for too long. Intel’s Skylake architecture, 6th generation Core i7-6700K and i5-6600K is launched. These new processors increase both performance and the efficiency at the same time.
THE SKYLAKE CPUs
The tick tock strategy of Intel has been the best part of their application to launch their new processors in the market. Every new processor is better than the previous one in terms of power, efficiency or both.
Here is the Lineup for Intel’s i7 processor.
| # | i7-4770K | i7-5775C | i7-6700K |
| Price | $339 | $366 | $350 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Base CPU Freq. | 3.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo CPU Freq. | 3.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Graphics | HD 4600 (GT2) | Iris Pro 6200 (GT3e) | HD 530 (GT2) |
| EUs | 20 | 48 | 24 |
| iGPU Freq. | 1250MHz | 1100MHz | 1150MHz |
| TDP | 84W | 65W | 91W |
| DDR3/L Freq. | 1600MHz | 1600MHz | 1600MHz |
| DDR4 Freq. | – | – | 2133MHz |
| L3 Cache | 8MB | 6MB | 8MB |
| L4 Cache | None | 128MB (Crystal Well) | None |
| Interface | LGA1150 | LGA1150 | LGA1151 |
The new Core i7-6700K processor will be quad core with hyper threading technology. It has 8Mb of L3 cache memory and it runs at the frequency of 4.0Ghz and all core frequency of 4.2Ghz. Although there is a slight reduction in the clock speed if we compare it with the i7-4790K. New processor will have better graphics integrated with Intel HD 530 Graphics.
Lineup for I5 processors.
| # | i5-4670K | i5-5675C | i5-6600K |
| Price | $242 | $276 | $243 |
| Cores | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Base CPU Freq. | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo CPU Freq. | 3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Graphics | HD 4600 (GT2) | Iris Pro 6200 (GT3e) | HD 530 (GT2) |
| EUs | 20 | 48 | 24 |
| iGPU Freq. | 1200MHz | 1100MHz | 1150MHz |
| TDP | 84W | 65W | 91W |
| DDR3/L Freq. | 1600MHz | 1600MHz | 1600MHz |
| DDR4 Freq. | – | – | 2133MHz |
| L3 Cache | 6MB | 4MB | 6MB |
| L4 Cache | None | 128MB (Crystal Well) | None |
| Interface | LGA1150 | LGA1150 | LGA1151 |
The new i5 processor will also be quad core but without hyper threading technology. It has 6Mb of L3 cache memory and it runs at the frequency of 3.5 Ghz and all core frequency of 3.9Ghz. New processor will have better graphics integrated with Intel HD 530 Graphics but operate at lower frequencies.
Both the processors will support DDR4 and DDR3L memory. DDR3L is used here due to its lower standard DDR3 operating voltage i.e 1.35 volts.
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Tags: Core i7 – 6700K, Core i5 – 6600, Intel Processor, Skylake CPU
