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
So at the end of the day how did the i7-6700K/Skylake perform? Well on the CPU side of things it performed about how you would expect. It was an overall improvement from the i7-4790K in most tests but a few tests that favor higher clock speeds still had...
Published: 2015-08-06, Author: Paul , review by: hitechlegion.com
Reasonably priced, Overall improved performance, Quick Sync, HyperThreading, Improved HD video performance, Unlocked, Low Power
Immature Platform
Well, I would love to say that I had a pleasurable experience testing the new chipset and processor but the best overall experience I can mention was frustration. I have multiple kits of DDR4 memory so I figured at least one should work since Intel introd...
I like Skylake, a lot. Outside of the performance and connectivity benefits that it offers, Skylake is the most mature launch platform that I have ever worked with. The Intel Core i7-6700K and i5-6600K and new Z170 motherboards should give Sandy Bridge us...
Abstract: If you're building a brand new PC next week, next month or for the foreseeable future, Skylake is the platform you should be building on—but maybe not for the reasons you think. Intel is launching the i7-6700K ($350) and the i5-6600K ($243) today to much...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Scott , review by: Techreport.com
Let's summarize our results with a couple of our famous power-performance scatter plots. The first one is based on a geometric mean of all of our non-gaming application tests, and the second one focuses on our frame-time-based game performance results. A...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
I think it's safe to say that, although Skylake's performance isn't going to make Haswell users jump out of their seats to order immediately, consumer that are on Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge might finally have a line in the sand to step across. The Core i7...
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Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Mark , review by: Bjorn3d.com
Intel's Skylake Core I7 6700K has been a wild ride and at times we would look up and dawn was making its first little crack before we realized it. We benchmarked the i7 6700K so hard the bench hit back and we may well need plastic surgery on our gluteus M...
Prior to reviewing this Core i7 6700K I had tested the Core i5 6600K and, with that processor (despite it being a great CPU), I had a bit of a "more of the same" feeling yet it was very energy efficient. For the Core i7 6700K that is reversed, the energy...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Steven , review by: techspot.com
Skylake offers improved efficiency and overclocking over Haswell while the new Z170 chipset tops the Z97 with more USB 3.0/PCIe 3.0 lanes, PCIe 3.0 storage support and Intel RST.
The Core i76700K is generally no faster than the i74790K, which will make it difficult to coax purchases out Haswell and Ivy Bridge owners. Availability is rumored to be limited.
