Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6900K
i5-6600K
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
140 W
91 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
35
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Extended Instruction Set
—
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1150 MHz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
1,486
Geekbench 6
7,470
4,406
Cinebench R23
—
1,040
Cinebench R23
—
3,963
Blender
—
63
Passmark CPU
—
2,327
Passmark CPU
—
6,329
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.