Intel has announced the launch of Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i5-6600K processors for desktops and supporting Intel Z170 chipset at the Gamescom 2015 event in Cologne, Germany. Both the processors are based on Intel’s Skylake architecture and are targeted towards gamers and overclockers.
The i7-6700K comes with base frequency of 4.0GHz and supports Intel’s Hyper-Threading scheme while the Core i5-6600K has base frequency of 3.5GHz. The i7 has L2 cache of 8MB as compared to 6MB L2 cache of i5 chipset. Both the i7-6700K and i5-6600K processors support DDR4 memory and up to 4 cores at 4.0 GHz base frequency. They come with four cores and integrated Intel HD 530 graphics.
