Intel Core i7 6700K 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
i7-6700K
i7-7800X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
-
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
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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
1,129
963
Cinebench R23
5,646
7,269
Geekbench 6
1,512
1,362
Geekbench 5
1,087
-
Geekbench 6
5,068
6,082
Geekbench 5
4,271
-
Blender
107
-
Passmark CPU
2,503
2,409
Passmark CPU
8,928
12,894