Core i7-5775C CPU Review

Conclusions

The launch of the Core i7-5775C has been done in a curious way. The Broadwell family was announced more than one year ago, on  the launch of the 9-series chipsets, but the first (and only) two CPUs of this family were launched only recently. And, surprisingly, a few days after this launch, Intel revealed the sixth generation, codenamed Skylake. So, it is possible that the fifth generation LGA1150 processors never really take the market.
This, to be honest, makes sense at the light of the results of our tests, since the Core i7-5775C is not significantly faster than the Core i7-4770K, except on the integrated video performance. By the way, it is a great surprise to see that the Iris Pro 6200 integrated video is more powerful than an entry-level video card (specifically, the GeForce GTX 630). So, it has spare power to run 2D applications and even for the casual gamer to play a little, just not abusing the video quality settings.
So, it seems like the real market for the Core i7-5775C are the SFF desktop computers, where the low TDP and the enhanced integrated GPU are very welcome.
But worth it for the owner of a Core i7-4770K or Core i7-4790K with a dedicated video card to replace his or her CPU by a Core i7-5775C? Absolutely not, since the performance gain is insignificant. But is it a good processor? Yes, it has the same performance of the Core i7-4770K, with less power requirement and with a better integrated video. The problem, however, is the higher price, as well as limited availability.