Product Collection
6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Code Name
Products formerly Skylake
Vertical Segment
Desktop
Processor Number
i7-6700
Lithography
14 nm
Recommended Customer Price
$303.00
CPU Specifications
Total Cores
4
Total Threads
8
Max Turbo Frequency
4.00 GHz
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡
4.00 GHz
Processor Base Frequency
3.40 GHz
Cache
8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Bus Speed
8 GT/s
TDP
65 W
Supplemental Information
Marketing Status
Launched
Launch Date
Q3'15
Servicing Status
End of Servicing Lifetime
End of Servicing Updates Date
Friday, September 30, 2022
Embedded Options Available
Yes
Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet
Included Items
Thermal Solution - E97379
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 2015C (65W)
TCASE
71°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 vPro® Eligibility ‡
Intel vPro® Platform
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Yes with Intel® ME
Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes
Secure Key
Yes
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Yes
Intel® OS Guard
Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes
Intel® Boot Guard
Yes
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes
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