Testseek.co.uk have collected 291 expert reviews of the Intel Core i7 6700K 4GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i7 6700K 4GHz Socket 1151.
August 2015
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The editors liked
Fastest mainstream processor
Reasonable IPC improvement
Decent overclocking potential
Supports DDR4 up to 4266 MHz and beyond
Support for PCI-E M.2 SSDs for insane read/write speeds to non-volatile storage
No more Fully Integrated Voltage Regulators (FIVR)
Runs cooler than previous generations
14nm goodness
It's a bit faster
Intel has opened up the overclocking
Quickest Intel quad-core yet
Versatile new Z170 chipset
Improved IGP performance
Excellent overall performance
Noticeable upgrade over Haswell
Big jump in graphics performance
Slightly more power efficient than Haswell
Excellent overclocking options
The editors didn't like
Needs a new platform
It is very expensive for a quad core with Hyper Threading
Requires yet another motherboard change from previous gens
Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
So I think most people will admit that AMD has had a lot of wins this year with all of the Ryzen launches. As I found out in our 1700v7700K coverage the 7700K was still a great performing CPU, especially when looking at gaming performance. But with ju...
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and Threadripper 1920X are very impressive processors that did extremely well in content creation benchmarks that take advantage of having a 16-core, 32-thread processor in the system. The good news is a good number of app...
Impressive single core performance and multi-core performance, Minimal power consumption with lower operating temperatures, Manages to match the performance of the Core i7-7700K at stock settings, Cheaper than both the 7700K and Ryzen 7 1700, Motherboards
Multi-thread performance is a slight concern considering the price you pay for this CPU, Should You Buy The Intel Core i7 6700K
We recommend the Intel Core i7 6700K over all other currently available processors in the market. At the price point it currently retails at, the 6700K outperforms competing models and manufacturers in several departments. 14nm construction, power optimiz...
Abstract: Its hard to believe considering we just finished up an Intel launch, but it is already time to check out Intel’s next launch. Kaby Lake was launched at the beginning of this year and the Mainstream lineup of CPUs is getting refreshed with Coffee Lake and Z370. This is the 8th generation of Intel’s Core processors going back to the original launch back in 2006...
Well, the Ryzen 7 launch has a surprising amount of excitement and drama mixed together with the impressive numbers but with memory issues and game performance causing very polarized opinions on social media and on websites like Reddit. AMD fans even...
Abstract: Intel today announced availability of its 7th generation Core desktop processor family codenamed "Kaby Lake". Leading the lineup is the Core i7-7700K. Kaby Lake is the second lineup of processors for the LGA1151 socket and is launched alongside the Intel...
PCMark 8: The Home and Creative test suites will be used for the purposes of this review. The ratings displayed for each test suite will be the total score. Geekbench: This benchmark aims to quickly and accurately measure processor and memory performance...
Abstract: I am going to do a bit of cut and paste here from our first article...again, as it is still pertinent to the discussion.For the last year, the Video Card Forums have been abuzz with
