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3DMark Fire Strike Physics Score

Core i7-6700K 12360 points
Core i5-7500 7710 points
Difference: 4650 (60%)

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Combined Speed (all threads combined)

Core i7-6700K 32 GT/s
Core i5-7500 13.6 GT/s
Difference: 18.4 (135%)

Core Speed

Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz
Core i5-7500 3.4 GHz
Difference: 0.6 (18%)

Threads

Core i7-6700K 8
Core i5-7500 4
Difference: 4 (100%)

TDP

Core i7-6700K 91 Watts
Core i5-7500 65 Watts
Difference: 26 (40%)

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Specifications

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Model Core i5-7500 Core i7-6700K
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Architecture Kaby Lake-S (14 nm) Skylake-S
Core Speed 3.4 GHz 4.0 GHz
Hyperthreading No Yes
Cores / Modules 4 4
Total Threads 4 8
Turbo 3.8 GHz 0/0/0/2
L2 Cache 4 x 256 KB 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache 6 MB 8 MB
GPU Model HD Graphics 630 HD Graphics 530
TDP 65 Watts 91 Watts
Socket LGA 1151 LGA 1151
Released January 2017 2015-08-01