IntelBX80673I77800X
IntelBX80677I57600K

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.50 GHz, Skylake.
Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 217,340 user samples
22,334 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 87% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 87%
SPEED RANK: 267th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
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: 297th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
77.9 % +3% 75.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
74.4 Pts 85.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
117 Pts 120 Pts +3%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
229 Pts 237 Pts +3%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
437 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+15%
379 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
736 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
403 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
83.5 Pts 95.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+15%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
134 Pts 144 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+7%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
265 Pts 286 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
512 Pts +4% 490 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
835 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+66%
504 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,695,249 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 0.31 % Hugely higher market share.
+417%
Value
Value For Money
83.6 % 84.1 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 75 % Much more popular.
+44%
Price
Price (score)
$216 $190 Cheaper.
+12%
Age
Newest
81+ Months Slightly more recent.
+7%
87 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1069 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+110%
510 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
939 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+131%
407 Pts
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'17 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
8.25 MB L3 6 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0, AVX-512 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$383.00 - $389.00 $242.00 - $243.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.00 GHz 4.20 GHz
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2017X PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2400 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels
4 2
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
28 16

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Completely outclassed by the 8700k which is cheaper and faster. RIP Skylake-X [May '18 koopahermit]

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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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