is the i7 5820k 6th gen

[Super_]

im looking for 6th gen. id want a 6 core but if its not 6th gen ill get the 6700k

 

[migronesien]

First number determines the generation. So it's a 5th gen.

If this is for editing the 5820k will still be better. Generations really dont matter that much. But for gaming the 6700k will do best for you. Or even a i5 6600k.

 

[Dukediablo2]

I7 5820k is 5th gen icore processor. You can identify it by looking at first number, in this case it is 5.
6700k is a 6th gen icore procesor.

 

[Quixit]

Because of the way Intel labels their "enthusiast" products the 5820k is a Haswell-E or "4th gen" core i-series processor. They generally release the enthusiast version of their chips about a year after the consumer version so they label them as being the next generation, even though technically they're not. The enthusiast chips require a different chipset and CPU socket so you need to buy a different board, one with the X99 chipset.

For gaming the 6700k will be a little faster and it will probably overclock a bit better, but for anything that uses a lot of threads the 5820k will be faster.