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Intel i7-6700K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1151 91W Desktop Processor Intel i5-3550 4-core 3.3 GHz Socket 1155 77W Desktop Processor

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Intel i7-6700K 4-core 4 GHz Socket 1151 91W Desktop Processor
2/10 Score 1468
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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

14 nm

22 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

4

CPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions CPU can execute per second
18% higher

4 GHz

3.3 GHz

CPU Turbo Clock CPU turbo clock helps to squeeze more performance by increasing base clock
12% higher

4.2 GHz

3.7 GHz

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

8 MB

6 MB

DDR3 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

Yes

DDR4 Type of memory CPU supports

Yes

No

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data is transfered between CPU and RAM
25% faster

34.1 GB/s

25.6 GB/s

Maximum Memory The maximum amount of memory CPU can support

64 GB

32 GB

Generation

6

3

Socket

1151

1155

Thermal Design Power Typical power consumption of the Central Processing Unit

91 Watts

15% lower

77 Watts

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CPU Architecture 14 nm vs 22 nm CPU architecture size is (8nm) 36% bigger
Threads 8 vs 4 (4) 50% more logical cores
CPU Clock 4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz Clock speed is (0.7GHz) 18% higher
CPU Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz vs 3.7 GHz Turbo clock speed is (0.5GHz) 12% higher
Cache 8 MB vs 6 MB (2MB) 25% bigger processor cache memory
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 1
Thermal Design Power 91 Watts vs 77 Watts Power consumption is (14Watts) 15% higher
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