Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Xeon 698X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
91 W
350 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
86
Performance Core Threads
8
172
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
86
Total Thread Count
8
172
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
20.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
336 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
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Cinebench R23
5,646
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Geekbench 6
1,512
2,944
Geekbench 5
1,087
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Geekbench 6
5,068
34,632
Geekbench 5
4,271
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Blender
107
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Passmark CPU
2,503
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Passmark CPU
8,928
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