Why is i7 6700k more expensive than i7 7700k

[WhereHere1]

Everywhere I’m looking the i7 6700k seems to be more expensive. Even eBay is selling second hand ones at retail prices new.

 

[oap]

Clock better with less heat?

 

[pastymuncher]

So buy a 7700k. Same socket, more performance although a Z170 board will probably need a bios flash first. Z270 boards will take one straight out of the box.

 

[los]

I believe the 6700k is about the best CPU you can use with windows 7, 7700k needs windows 10.
I think the main reason is that I had 2 and have sold them both, so now they will go up in price!

 

[TeraVirus]

6700k aren't being produced anymore and the ones in the wild become harder to find, so this slowly drives up the price over time.

 

[malachi]

Same when the 4790k was more than the 6700k. EOL and all that.

 

[rossiboy001]

So buy a 7700k. Same socket, more performance although a Z170 board will probably need a bios flash first. Z270 boards will take one straight out of the box.

Thought I saw at the time reviews suggesting the performance clock for clock was exactly the same, perhaps that has changed over time. I understood the reasons were to go for the 7700k was simply because it was newer, and had other features connected to the MB ect.