Intel released the Core i7-6700 processor :year_text, expanding its popular :family_text series. Thanks to the use of the 14 nm process node, the manufacturer achieved an excellent balance of performance. The chip is installed in the compatible motherboards socket. It features 4 cores and 8 threads, making it an excellent choice for modern tasks. The base clock speed is 3.4 GHz. Thanks to dynamic overclocking technologies, the maximum frequency rises to 4 GHz. Thanks to 8 MB of L3 cache, latency when accessing RAM is reduced. Nominal power consumption (TDP) is 65 W, so adequate cooling should be considered. While Core i7-6700 is not positioned as a flagship gaming solution, it is quite capable of handling popular games at medium settings when combined with a discrete graphics card.