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Because it has the most cores. If you look at individual CPU cores you can see the 6700K is faster on a per-core basis. ("Single Thread Rating: 2329" vs. "Singl
by taspeotis 10y ago
Because it has the most cores. If you look at individual CPU cores you can see the 6700K is faster on a per-core basis. ("Single Thread Rating: 2329" vs. "Single Thread Rating: 1986".)
Whether a 5960X or 6700K is the fastest CPU for a given workload will depend on the workload.
- omgtehlion 10y agoYou can overclock 5960x and 6700k nearly to the same frequency. In my test single-thread perf is about the same (I managed to run 5960x at 4.6 and 6700k at 4.7 GHz)