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
Fastest CPU we've tested, outside of much pricier Extreme Edition chips, Simplified overclocking options, Chipset delivers more PCI Express wiggle room for super-fast storage
In single-threaded tasks, not substantively faster in our testing than previous-generation chips, Requires a new motherboard, Slightly higher TDP than its year-old Haswell “Devil's Canyon” counterpart
Intel's first 6th-Generation (“Skylake”) CPU delivers a decent performance boost over last year's Devil's Canyon chip, while supporting both DDR3 and DDR4 memory. All good, but the extra PCIe lanes that come with the supporting Z170 chipset may be the bi...
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Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: Although Intel is holding many of the architectural details regarding its latest Skylake-based, 6th generation Core processors back until the Intel Developers Forum goes down in San Francisco in a couple of weeks, the company is announcing a pair of new p...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Bruno , review by: reviewstudio.net
performance, power consumption, overclocking, DDR4 support
Intel made its tick-tock in 4 month and launched Broadwell followed by Skylake. The former was just the transition to 14nm while the latter brought a new architecture, support for DDR4 and better overclocking capabilities.Broadwell is similar to Haswell b...
On a strictly enthusiast level, the advantages the Skylake/Z170 platform has over the Haswell/Z97 platform are tough to turn a blind eye to. Our clock for clock testing tells the story of a 10% or better performance increase when the two were compared...
Improved performance over Haswell, Better power efficiency, More overclocking options than Haswell, More stable overclocking than Haswell, 40% more high-speed I/O lanes, Support for DD4 and DDR3
None that I found
Since Skylake is a brand new architecture that means that all the motherboard manufacturers are releasing new exciting motherboards based on the Z170 chipset. This makes it a really exciting time for PC enthusiasts and gives you a lot of choice. Z170 moth...
Excellent Multi-threading Performance, Very Reasonable Price, Strong Overclocking Potential
Minimal Upgrade from Haswell
The Core i7 6700K is not really revolutionary. It did not need to be either. Its multi-threading prowess would make easy prey of lessor processors. It follows up Broadwell and Haswell-E rather nicely though. Now everyone can enjoy the benefits of DDR4 and...
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Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
There are many things to be impressed about with any new Intel release. Whether it's the energy efficiency of the Devil's Canyon CPUs, the graphical prowess of the Broadwell, or the sheer grunt of the Haswell-E platform, every one has something to get the...
Enthusiasts have been waiting for Intel 6th Generation Core Skylake processors for years and it's hard to believe that it is finally here. There are a number of people out there with Sandy Bridge or older platforms that are getting the upgrade itch and ha...
Abstract: Today we're pulling the wraps off of the true Devil's Canyon successors, Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K. Our exploration is going to feel a little incomplete t...
Published: 2015-08-05, Author: Ian , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: It's the Intel review you've been waiting for. Today is the launch of the first two CPUs from Intel's Skylake architecture, the 6 th Generation Core i7-6700K and the Core i5-6600K. With the new processors we get a new architecture, a new socket, the move...
