Skylake To Coffee Lake: Why Intel 1151 Searches Need Generation Context
Socket 1151 is not one simple CPU story. Users often need Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake context before they can compare Intel desktop processors correctly.
Key facts
Production status: End-of-life
Release date: 2015-08-05
Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Base clock: 4000 MHz
Turbo clock: 4200 MHz
TDP: 95 W
Process: 14 nm
Codename: Skylake
Generation: Core i7 (Skylake)
All available specs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Core i7-6700K |
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Foundry | Intel |
| Process Size | 14 nm |
| Package | FC-LGA14C |
| Market | Desktop |
| Production Status | End-of-life |
| Release Date | Aug 5th, 2015 |
| Part# | SR2L0 |
| Frequency | 4 GHz |
| Turbo Clock | up to 4.2 GHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Multiplier Unlocked | Yes |
| Codename | Skylake |
| Generation | Core i7 (Skylake) |
| Memory Support | DDR3, DDR4 |
| ECC Memory | No |
| # of Cores | 4 |
| # of Threads | 8 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per core) |
| Cache L2 | 256 KB (per core) |
| Features | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, ABM, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, VT-d, HTT, EPT, AES-NI, TSX, TXT, MPX, SGX, CLMUL, FMA3, F16C, BMI1, BMI2, SMEP, TBT 2.0 |
| Notes | Intel HD Graphics dynamic frequency: 350-1150 MHz |
| Rated Speed | 2133 MT/s |
| Memory Bus | Dual-channel |
| Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
| Launch Price | $339 |
| PCI-Express | Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only) |
| Cache L3 | 8 MB (shared) |
| tCaseMax | 64°C |
| Chipsets | Intel 100 Series, Intel 200 Series |
| All Core Turbo | 4.0 GHz |
| Benchmark rank | 821 |
| Benchmark samples | 15030 |
| Benchmark price | 165.53 |
| Benchmark category | Desktop |
| Benchmark socket | LGA1151 |
| Benchmark date | 2015-07-01 |
| Benchmark TDP (W) | 95 |
| Benchmark base (MHz) | 4000 |
| Benchmark turbo (MHz) | 4200 |
| Benchmark cores | 4 |
| Benchmark threads per core | 2 |
| Benchmark threads | 8 |
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