What is the performance gap for six generations of I5/i7? i5-6600k and i7-6700k overclocking

Overclocking for the love of DIY players, presumably are not unfamiliar. However, due to the skylake of the new generation of chipsets and the dual setting of FSB, the limit of overclocking is more elusive. Currently, the sixth Daicouri products that support overclocking only have i5-6600k and i7-6700k, so this time we take these two processor as the cut-in point, try to challenge the overclocking limit of the two products, at the same time compare i5 and i7 have what kind of overclocking potential, to see the six generations I5/i7 performance gap in the end how big.

How big is the performance gap? i5-6600k and i7 6700K overclocking comparison Measurement

Before the test begins, it is necessary to take a look at the basic parameters of the two processors involved in the overclocking comparison test. The first is the core i5-6600k, its use of four cores four thread design, the default frequency 3.5GHz, can be the core frequency to 3.9GHz. And the core i7-6700k is four cores eight thread design, the default frequency 4.0GHz, can be the core frequency to 4.2GHz.

i5-6600k vs. i7-6700k processor

Two products are supported by the user to adjust the FSB and frequency multiplier to the processor overclocking, the above is i5-6600k and i7-6700k parameters, such as figure.

This test, we first record two products in the default state of the run score, and then the two products overclocking to relatively easy to achieve 4.5GHz, respectively, record the current state of the test scores, and then try two processors respectively overclocking limit, and record the final results. Finally, we will be in the form of icons to compare the scores in different states, and calculate the two products after the increase in overclocking.

　　Introduction of test Platform software and hardware environment

In this test, we will use the Simplified Chinese version of the Windows 10 64-bit version of the operating system to turn off all Windows boot Startup items without any optimizations to the operating system for maximum system stability and compatibility.

Test Platform Computer Configuration

We will turn off features such as screen saver, Hibernate, System Restore, and Automatic Updates, and unify the public boards and display chipset drivers to provide a basis for obtaining the most authentic and original objective evaluation data. Finally, the product parameters involved in the test, as well as the motherboard and display chipset drivers, are commented on in the test platform description.

　　Six generation i5, i7 overclocking setting method

The overclocking test uses the ASUS Maximus VIII Formula motherboard, and after entering the BIOS interface, select the extreme tweaker menu to see the rich overclocking options. First, let's set the CPU core ratio to sync all cores so that each core of the processor runs at the same frequency. The processor is then locked up to 45 times times the frequency, so that each core of the processor reaches 4.5GHz.

Manually Adjust CPU frequency multiplier

Adjust the octave to 45 times times

Because the Skylake processor is completely open to FSB settings and the motherboard used for the test also supports fine-tuning the processor FSB, we can choose to reduce the frequency multiplier elevation FSB to overclocking. If you want to adjust the processor frequency to a relatively high state, you also need to adjust the processor voltage.