Key Features

4 Cores & 8 Threads

4.0 GHz Clock Speed

4.2 GHz Maximum Turbo Frequency

LGA 1151 Socket

This B&H Kit combines the Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0 GHz Quad-Core LGA 1151 Processor with an MSI Z170A-G45 Gaming LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard. This sixth generation processor is built using Skylake architecture and features a base frequency of 4.0 GHz, a maximum turbo frequency of 4.2 GHz, 8MB of Intel Smart Cache, and four cores with eight threads in an LGA 1151 socket. This processor is compatible with MSI's Z170A-G45 Gaming Motherboard, which supports the LGA 1151 socket and Intel's Z170 chipset. This motherboard will fit in cases that have an ATX form factor and also has six SATA III connectors, two SATA Express connectors, two M.2 connectors, three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, and four PCIe 3.0 x1 slots. Both the processor and motherboard will support up to 64GB of dual-channel DDR4-3600 (OC) memory, with each of the four slots on the Z170A-G45 compatible with 16GB memory modules.