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Intel logo Core i7-6700
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Intel logo Core i7-2700K

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General information Core i7-6700 Core i7-2700K
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 2.9 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.9 GHz 2.5 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 31.6 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i7-6700 Core i7-2700K
Overall Score 47945 0 % 43961 8.3 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 27 % 44.9 %
Benchmark Score 5284 0 % 3735 29.3 %
Single Thread Score 2283.8 0 % 1818.6 20.4 %
Encrypting Data 2732.2 MB/s 0 % 1765.5 MB/s 35.4 %
Compressing Data 111.8 MB/s 0 % 92.9 MB/s 16.9 %
String objects sorting 14659.4 thousand/s 0 % 14022.3 thousand/s 4.3 %
Prime numbers generation 27.2 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 4.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25467.7 millions/s 0 % 22044.6 millions/s 13.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 16042.3 millions/s 0 % 8258.3 millions/s 48.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700, Core i7-2700K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700 Core i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.7 FPS 84.9 FPS
High settings 154.7 FPS 135.8 FPS
Medium settings 193.4 FPS 169.8 FPS
Low settings 241.8 FPS 212.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6700 Core i7-2700K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.8 FPS 127.8 FPS
High settings 215.7 FPS 204.4 FPS
Medium settings 269.6 FPS 255.5 FPS
Low settings 337.0 FPS 319.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %
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