IntelBX80646I34340
IntelBX80677I57600K

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.6GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2013.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 195,872 user samples
866 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 71% Base clock 3.6 GHz
Worst Bench: 49% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 49% Great: 71%
SPEED RANK: 509th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
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
64.5 % 75.8 % Faster effective speed.
+18%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.5 Pts +0% 85.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
96.1 Pts 120 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+25%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
169 Pts 237 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+40%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
253 Pts 379 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+50%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
256 Pts 403 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+57%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.8 Pts 95.8 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
108 Pts 144 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+33%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
202 Pts 286 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+42%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
286 Pts 490 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+71%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
285 Pts 504 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+77%
Market Share
Based on 67,776,239 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 0.27 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
98.3 % Better value.
+17%
84.1 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
49 % 75 % Much more popular.
+53%
Price
Price (score)
$60 Much cheaper.
+68%
$190
Age
Newest
129 Months 87 Months Much more recent.
+33%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+41%
91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 4 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz 4.2 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+17%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
286 Pts 510 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+78%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
258 Pts 407 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+58%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Kaby Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 HD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'13 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
4 MB SmartCache 6 MB
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$149.00 - $157.00 $242.00 - $243.00
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI2 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2013C PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡
Yes No
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4600 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Video Max Memory
2 GB 64 GB
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
No 2.0
TSX-NI
Intel® TSX-NI
No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
Up to 3.0 3.0

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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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