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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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