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So I recently picked 6700K + ASUS Maximus VIII Hero board, my second 6700K + Z170 board combo. My first 6700K came set at a stock voltage of 1.312V and was not a good overclocker -- I run it at 4.6GHz (and it took a lot of work to get it there).
The one I just set up comes out of the box with a voltage 1.248v. I was able to overclock it to 4.7GHz with minimal hassle, and as of writing it passed 24 hours of Intel Burn Test.
Although this may be due simply to the "silicon lottery" I'm inclined to think that as 14nm yields have improved (6700K is now readily available), Intel is able to put out chips that can meet the 6700K spec without having to crank up voltage as much.
The one I just set up comes out of the box with a voltage 1.248v. I was able to overclock it to 4.7GHz with minimal hassle, and as of writing it passed 24 hours of Intel Burn Test.
Although this may be due simply to the "silicon lottery" I'm inclined to think that as 14nm yields have improved (6700K is now readily available), Intel is able to put out chips that can meet the 6700K spec without having to crank up voltage as much.
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