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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 335,446 user samples
195,006 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 59% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 1.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 59% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 318th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 345th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
75.8 % +3% 73.7 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17%
73.1 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
120 Pts Slightly faster single-core speed.
+9%
110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
237 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+10%
215 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
379 Pts 400 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+6%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
403 Pts 646 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+60%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+19%
80.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
144 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+20%
120 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
286 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+20%
239 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
490 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+6%
461 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
504 Pts 725 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+44%
Market Share
Based on 69,047,067 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.41 % Hugely higher market share.
+486%
0.07 %
Value
Value For Money
109 % Better value.
+18%
91.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
74 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
68 %
Price
Price (score)
$75 Much cheaper.
+40%
$125
Age
Newest
94 Months 91 Months +3%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts +4% 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz +5% 4 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
510 Pts 917 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+80%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
407 Pts 834 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+105%
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 None
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Zen
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 None

The i5-7600K targets high end gamers, it sits just behind the flagship i7-7700K in Intel’s Kaby Lake lineup. The 7600K will likely be the most popular gaming CPU of 2017 (some competition from AMD’s upcoming Zen/Ryzen CPUs, would be very welcome). Comparing the 7600K and 6600K shows that the two processors are very closely matched and comparing the 7600K vs the hyper-threaded 7700K highlights the relative strength of the 7700K for workstation performance. There are no significant architectural differences between Kaby Lake and Skylake so, when fully overclocked, the two generations should perform similarly but Kaby Lake offers faster base clocks, improved speed shift technology which helps CPU responsiveness, and better integrated graphics[Jan '17 CPUPro]

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The Ryzen 5 1600X is the flagship processor from AMD's latest generation of Ryzen 5 processors which feature the Zen architecture. Following on from last month's release of the Ryzen 7 series, the Ryzen 5 series is positioned as a less expensive mid-performance alternative to Intel's i5 mainstream offerings. Once again, AMD excels in multi-core technology. Like the Ryzen 5 1600, the 1600X features 6 cores and 12 threads, but has roughly 11% higher clock speeds (out of the box) for a 14% premium. Like all Ryzen CPUs the 1600X is unlocked. The 1600X is the only Ryzen 5 CPU with a TDP of 95W, the 1600, 1500X and 1400 all have 50% lower power consumption of 65W. Due to its high thread count, UserBenchmarks show that at stock clocks the 1600X outperforms the i7-7700k on multi-threaded tasks by 23%, but it lags behind by 23% for single and 14% for quad-core performance. The 1600X is priced keenly at $249 so a more appropriate CPU comparison is the i5-7600k where the 1600X wins on stock multi-core by a whopping 81%. The 1600X does represent great value for workstation users that also game but its $30 cheaper sibling, the 1600 (non x version), which includes a cooler and has great overclocking potential out of the box is arguably the the value king in this segment. [Apr '17 CPUPro]

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