Intel launches 6th Gen i5 and i7 processors for powerful desktop PCs

Intel has launched two new processors, the Core i7-6700K and Core i5-600K, the company's sixth gen chip family codenamed Skylake. These have been specifically designed and manufactured for gamers and performance enthusiasts.

The Intel Core i5-6600k packs a 3.5GHz quad-core processor with 6MB of cache and turbo speeds up to 3.9GHz. Intel Core i7-6700K on the other hand has a 4GHz quad-core processor with 8MB of cache, burst speeds up to 4.2GHz and supports Hyper-Threading scheme that allows each core to execute two threads (eight threads). Both are 14nm chips that have TDP of 91 watts.

Both models feature Integrated HD 530 graphics, LGA1151 socket, support DDR3L-1600 or DDR4-2133 RAM and have 16 lanes of PCI-Express 3.0 connectivity. The processors support up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM and are unlocked to let users overclock the chip to boost performance.

The Intel Core i7-6700K and Intel Core i5-6600K processors are priced at $350 and $243 respectively. Intel also plans to deliver an unlocked 6th Gen Intel core processor 'K' SKU for for notebooks later this year.

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