Intel Core i5 6600K vs Intel Core i7 7800X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
May 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-6600K
i7-7800X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
91 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
4
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
79.47 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
963
Cinebench R23
3,963
7,269
Geekbench 6
1,486
1,362
Geekbench 6
4,406
6,082
Blender
63
-
Passmark CPU
2,327
2,409
Passmark CPU
6,329
12,894