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Intel Core i7-6700K vs Intel Core i7-6700T. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i7-6700K
Intel Core i7-6700K
Released
Q3/2015
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Intel Core i7-6700T
Intel Core i7-6700T

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-6700K or Intel Core i7-6700T? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-6700K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Intel Core i7-6700T has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    491 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    286 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    279 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    214 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    397 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    581 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    731 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    41 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    48 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    601 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    804 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.38 times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 91 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6700T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    410 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    297 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    397 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    458 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    624 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    693 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    800 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    299 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    566 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    47 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    641 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-6700K Intel Core i7-6700K
Intel Core i7-6700T Intel Core i7-6700T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Intel Core i 6000
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-7700K left arrow Intel Core i7-7700T
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q3/2015
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-6700T and Intel Core i7-6700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR3-1600DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i7-6700T to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    91 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i7-6700K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i7-6700T.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
421
Intel Core i7-6700K
350
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2059
Intel Core i7-6700K
1811
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
180
Intel Core i7-6700K
154
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
888
Intel Core i7-6700K
663
Intel Core i7-6700T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1151
Intel Core i7-6700K
917
Intel Core i7-6700T
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4459
Intel Core i7-6700K
3411
Intel Core i7-6700T
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i7-6700K
422
Intel Core i7-6700T
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4757
Intel Core i7-6700K
4060
Intel Core i7-6700T
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
17028
Intel Core i7-6700K
12707
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.19
Intel Core i7-6700K
1.87
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
9.92
Intel Core i7-6700K
7.4
Intel Core i7-6700T
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
41.4
Intel Core i7-6700K
41.4
Intel Core i7-6700T
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
11108
Intel Core i7-6700K
8289
Intel Core i7-6700T

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