Intel Core i5 6600K vs Intel Core i7 7820X
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
i7-7820X
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
—
99 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
36x
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
11 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
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
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,338
Cinebench R23
3,963
13,358
Geekbench 6
1,486
1,252
Geekbench 6
4,406
7,510
Blender
63
—
Passmark CPU
2,327
2,536
Passmark CPU
6,329
17,189
Geekbench 5
—
1,120
Geekbench 5
—
8,504
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.