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In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 1377 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - £77.99 vs £102.88
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 21% better in Rust than Core i7-2700K - 198 vs 163 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 91 vs 95 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core I7-2700K I7 2700K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core CPU Processor 8M 95W LGA 1155
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Intel Core I7-6700K Processor (4 GHz, 8 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Single-Core
664
44.86486486486487%
Multi-Core
2264
46.232387175821934%
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Aug 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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