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Intel i7-4790K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1150 88W Desktop Processor Intel i7-6700K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1151 91W Desktop Processor

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CPU ArchitectureCoresThreadsCPU ClockCPU Turbo ClockCacheDDR3DDR4Memory BandwidthMaximum MemoryGenerationSocketThermal Design Power
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CPU Architecture The smaller CPU, the better performance

22 nm

14 nm

Cores The more Cores, the more tasks CPU can perform at the same time

4

4

Threads Threads are not physical cores, but they help with multitasking

8

8

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second

4 GHz

4 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
5% higher

4.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Cache CPU stores copies of the frequently used data to the cache for faster execution

8 MB

8 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

No

Yes

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM

25.6 GB/s

25% faster

34.1 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

32 GB

64 GB

Generation

4

6

Socket

1150

1151

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit
3% lower

88 Watts

91 Watts

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CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 22 nm CPU architecture size is (8nm) 36% bigger
Memory Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (8.5GB/s) 25% faster
Maximum Memory 64 GB vs 32 GB Maximium memory is (32GB) 50% more
CONS 2
CPU Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz vs 4.4 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.2GHz) 5% lower
Thermal Design Power 91 Watts vs 88 Watts Power consumption is (3Watts) 3% higher
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