Intel Core i7-6700K Review

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Neoseeker tried the Intel Core i7-6700K

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About a year ago Intel unleashed its X99 platform and a trio of Haswell-E processors to match. The combination of the updated LGA2011-v3 socket, the new X99 chipset, and DDR4 memory together with the high end Haswell-E desktop processors allowed for impressive performance levels. A few months later we got the Devil's Canyon chips in the form of the Core i5-4690K and Core i7-4790K, which were geared towards mainstream enthusiasts who were not very impressed with the performance levels and high thermals witnessed with the first wave of Haswell CPUs. Just recently Intel released its 5th Gen Broadwell CPUs, the company's first 14nm processors represented by the Core i7-5775C and the Core i7-5675C for the desktop platform. Both releases still did not take full advantage of the improvements brought to the table by the X99/Haswell-E combo, especially the DDR4 memory, which was strictly exclusive to the upper segment of Intel's products.

This week however things changed quite a bit and Intel is focusing on the mainstream enthusiasts and gamers with the release of its first wave of 6th generation Skylake desktop processors which represent a "Tock" in Intel's Tick-Tock product cycle: the Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K. Both CPUs, as the "K" in the name suggests, are fully unlocked SKUs and based on the new Skylake architecture built on the 14nm process technology. The new architecture requires a new socket in the form of the LGA 1151 and the new Z170 chipset. With the new Skylake processors and Z170 chipset, Intel projects up to 30% performance improvements over older systems. The new platform offers DDR4 memory support and higher levels of overclocking.
 Intel Core i7-6700K Review @ Neoseeker