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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.3GHz, Comet Lake.
Release date: Q2 2020.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 202,611 user samples
7,605 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 78% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 78% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 150th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
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: 313th / 1463
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
90.2 % Faster effective speed.
+19%
75.8 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.2 Pts +4% 85.4 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
133 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+11%
120 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
258 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+9%
237 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
491 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+30%
379 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
809 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+101%
403 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.3 Pts +1% 95.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
144 Pts 144 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
281 Pts 286 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
543 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+11%
490 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
877 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+74%
504 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,727,163 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.07 % 0.35 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
Value
Value For Money
109 % Better value.
+18%
92.4 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 74 % Much more popular.
+40%
Price
Price (score)
$139 $135 +3%
Age
Newest
53 Months Much more recent.
+43%
93 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+15%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+14%
4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
1113 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+118%
510 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
1030 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+153%
407 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Comet Lake Kaby Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1200 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 630 HD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q2'20 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
12 MB Intel® Smart Cache 6 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.80 GHz 4.20 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
8 GT/s 8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification
Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015C PCG 2015C (65W)
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
128 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2666 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® UHD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz 350.00 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.20 GHz 1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2 2.0
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes No
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision
3 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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