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Intel logo Core i7-6700
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Intel logo Core i7-970

Intel Core i7-6700 logo Intel Core i7-970 logo
General information Core i7-6700 Core i7-970
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1366
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Gulftown
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.5 GHz 12.5 %
Cores 4 33.3 % 6 0 %
Threads 8 33.3 % 12 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 50 % 130 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
6 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 12 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-6700 Core i7-970
Overall Score 47826 0 % 45369 5.1 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 20 % 59.2 %
Benchmark Score 5232 0 % 4237 19 %
Single Thread Score 2303.5 0 % 1453.8 36.9 %
Encrypting Data 2755.2 MB/s 0 % 2486 MB/s 9.8 %
Compressing Data 112.4 MB/s 0 % 110.8 MB/s 1.4 %
String objects sorting 14661.9 thousand/s 2 % 14955.2 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 27.2 millions/s 6.2 % 29.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25562.5 millions/s 7.3 % 27589.2 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 15940.8 millions/s 0 % 11674.5 millions/s 26.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700, Core i7-970.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700 Core i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.7 FPS 89.4 FPS
High settings 154.8 FPS 143.1 FPS
Medium settings 193.5 FPS 178.9 FPS
Low settings 241.8 FPS 223.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.6 %

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 i7-970
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.9 FPS 130.6 FPS
High settings 215.9 FPS 208.9 FPS
Medium settings 269.8 FPS 261.1 FPS
Low settings 337.3 FPS 326.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.2 %
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