Skylake vs. Haswell: i5 6600K vs. i5 4690K

- Skylake is newer than Haswell. Therefore, Skylake must perform better than Haswell... Right? Let's put this theory to the test. Both test benches are listed below.

Skylake Platform:
Intel Core i5 6600K @4.6GHz
NZXT Kraken X31
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro LGA 1151
8GB (4GBx2) Avexir Blitz DDR4 @2133MHz
EVGA GTX 960 4GB SSC
ADATA 120GB SSD
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze PSU

Haswell Platform:
Intel Core i5 4690K @4.6GHz
NZXT Kraken X31
ASRock Z97 Extreme4 LGA 1150
8GB (4GBx2) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR3 @2133MHz
EVGA GTX 960 4GB SSC
ADATA 120GB SSD
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze PSU

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