I7-6700k

Product Collection

6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors

Code Name

Products formerly Skylake

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number

i7-6700K

Lithography

14 nm

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

4

Total Threads

8

Max Turbo Frequency

4.20 GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡

4.20 GHz

Processor Base Frequency

4.00 GHz

Cache

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Bus Speed

8 GT/s

# of QPI Links

0

TDP

91 W

Supplemental Information

Marketing Status

Discontinued

Launch Date

Q3'15

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime

End of Servicing Updates Date

Friday, September 30, 2022

Embedded Options Available

No

Included Items

Please note: The boxed product does not include a fan or heat sink

Datasheet

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Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

64 GB

Memory Types

DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Max # of Memory Channels

2

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

No

GPU Specifications

GPU Name‡

Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics Base Frequency

350 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.15 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

64 GB

Graphics Output

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

4K Support

Yes, at 60Hz

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡

4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)‡

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (VGA)‡

N/A

DirectX* Support

12

OpenGL* Support

4.5

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

Yes

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology

Yes

Intel® Clear Video Technology

Yes

# of Displays Supported ‡

3

Device ID

0x1912

Expansion Options

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision

3.0

PCI Express Configurations ‡

Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16

Package Specifications

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1151

Max CPU Configuration

1

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2015D (130W)

TCASE

64°C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

No

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes

Instruction Set

64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡

Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes

Secure Key

Yes

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Yes with Intel® ME

Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)

No

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes