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Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0: Dynamically increases the processor frequency up to 4.2 GHz when applications demand more performance.

This is essentially an extension to USB 3.1 Type-C, with it using the same socket. Thunderbolt 3.0 is an optional extra with Z170 chipset.

This enhanced bandwidth also provides way to the new USB 3.1 standard alongside 10 USB 3.0 ports. But this bandwidth is reserved almost entirely for the new wave of ultra-fast storage devices - PCIe SSDs get more robust support via the new Z170 chipset, and now it's even possible to natively connect them together in RAID, resulting in phenomenal throughput. The biggest change with Skylake is the introduction of PCI Express 3.0 support within the Z170 chipset, with 20 lanes each running at 8 GT/sec. This is a great feature for overclockers and high-performance enthusiasts looking to get the most out of their chips. Skylake goes further, allowing you to alter it with fractional increments like 112.5MHz. With Haswell overclockers can adjust the base clock (BCLK) by preset straps of 100MHz, 125MHz and 166MHz. The K series Skylake processors feature unlocked multipliers, so enthusiasts can overclock their processor just by changing the multiplier in the BIOS (UEFI), and by increasing the voltage for the higher speeds. The first lot of Skylake processors are currently only K series with only two models aimed at gamers and overclockers.

This SKU is a quad-core, eight thread processor that runs at 4.0GHz, with a boost clock of up to 4.2Ghz and is designed for use in a New LGA socket 1151 that means a you need a new motherboard equipped with a new chipset the Intel Z170 PCH and now dual channel DDR3L/DDR4 memory is supported by Core i7 6700K at speeds up to 2133MHz officially. 'Skylake' line of processors is the Intel's latest sixth-generation of Core processors and Core i7 6700K is the flagship product in leading mainstream processors based on 14nm micro-architecture to provide more efficiency and better graphics.

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