Review on Intel Unlocked Skylake Processor BX80662I76700K by Jnis Kokins ᠌

Recommendations (for z170 chipset): 1) If 8 streams (HT) are not needed, take the cheapest stone and on the old version of the BIOS (in which overclocking is unlocked, which Intel recently sawed out of greed again) drive up to 4.0-4.4 Hz and get the best price / quality ratio (if not need specific applications with AVX instructions or integrated graphics) 2) Take 6600K and overclock to the same frequencies as 6700K. The price is lower and the performance is almost the same (if you don't need 8 threads) 3) Take 6700K and overclock 4.4-4.6 (in stock, for example, boost on 4 cores is only 4.0, and 4.2 indicated everywhere is only for single-threaded loads per core), if 8 threads are needed and applications like to eat 3lvl cache. For games, I recommend in ascending order of recommendations, for applications, if you are not constrained in funds, vice versa. The stone itself is not bad, but no more, compared to the previous generation, the increase is from 5 to 15%, the temperature is slightly lower, but with a disgusting regular paste, this is of little use. The price compared to the previous generation is the same or slightly lower, but among the skylake line it is the highest, which makes the purchase not very profitable. For normal overclocking under the scalp with oil and water, it takes 4.7-5.0. The safe voltage according to the Intel specification is -1.52, so basically you will be limited by the temperature. In stock, the stone emits little heat, the cheapest air vent is enough (temperature throttling starts at 100 degrees), but it is better to take the average option for a little overclocking (it’s not for nothing that you spent $350 or more)