desktop-tests
Intel Core i7-6700K testing with a ASUS Z170-K and ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB on LinuxMint 17.3 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Q9400: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: HP 3032h, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10DO, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/601MHz), Audio: Analog Devices AD1884A, Network: Intel 82567LM-3 Gigabit Connection

	OS: LinuxMint 17.3, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3360x1050

i7-6700k: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z170-K, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/601MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Intel 82572EI Gigabit

	OS: LinuxMint 17.3, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3360x1050

i7-6700k-r2666: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS Z170-K, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 500GB Samsung SSD 850 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SJ, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/601MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Network: Intel 82572EI Gigabit

	OS: LinuxMint 17.3, Kernel: 4.4.0-22-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.8.8, Display Server: X Server 1.17.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 352.63, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.5 + CUDA 7.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3360x1050


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 542.43  |=================
i7-6700k ....... 1628.63 |=====================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 1643.45 |=====================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Monte Carlo
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 344.91 |=========================
i7-6700k ....... 732.98 |=====================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 743.85 |======================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Fast Fourier Transform
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 73.62  |===========
i7-6700k ....... 312.39 |================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 352.51 |======================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 778.40  |==============
i7-6700k ....... 2812.82 |====================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 2878.17 |=====================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Dense LU Matrix Factorization
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 738.63  |============
i7-6700k ....... 3156.55 |=====================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 3097.01 |====================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Jacobi Successive Over-Relaxation
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 776.58  |====================================
i7-6700k ....... 1128.43 |====================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 1145.72 |=====================================================


VP8 libvpx Encoding 1.3.0
vpxenc
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Q9400 .......... 27.03 |=======================
i7-6700k ....... 58.07 |==================================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 63.89 |=======================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q9400 .......... 45.05 |=======================================================
i7-6700k ....... 18.94 |=======================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 19.03 |=======================


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q9400 .......... 229 |=========================================================
i7-6700k ....... 75  |===================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 75  |===================


System XZ Decompression
Phoronix Test Suite v6.2.1
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q9400 .......... 6.62 |========================================================
i7-6700k ....... 3.97 |==================================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 3.89 |=================================


GnuPG
Linux 4.3 Package File Encryption
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q9400 .......... 23.50 |=======================================================
i7-6700k ....... 13.22 |===============================
i7-6700k-r2666 . 13.22 |===============================