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

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+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 198,908 user samples
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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
3,902 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 89% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 69% Great: 89%
SPEED RANK: 225th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		75.8 % 80.7 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average Score 
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		85.4 Pts Lower memory latency.
+20% 		70.9 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		120 Pts 125 Pts +4%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		237 Pts 247 Pts +4%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		379 Pts 485 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+28%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		403 Pts 892 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+121%
Overclocked Score 
+16%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.8 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+13% 		84.8 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		144 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+8% 		133 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		286 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+8% 		264 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		490 Pts 525 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		504 Pts 1031 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+105%
Value & Sentiment 
+1,410%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.29 % Insanely higher market share.
+2,800% 		0.01 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		75 % More popular.
+21% 		62 %
Nice To Haves 
+225%
Age
Newest 		87 Months 65+ Months More recent.
+25%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		510 Pts 2029 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+298%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		407 Pts 1837 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+351%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 75.8%
Average Bench 80.7%
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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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This was the ultimate niche CPU. At the time of its release, it had an optimal combination of multi-core performance without sacrificing as much single- and quad- as the higher-core CPUs, at an excellent price-point. It utilizes quad-channel RAM. If you were a content creator without external funding, had one machine in the budget, then this chip might even now in mid-2019 be what you're looking for. The higher-end Threadrippers will throw more cores at you... for up to five times the price. If you've a home studio, running a DAW on the same PC you use for everything; or you do your own video editing; or you're an independent streamer; then those extra 12 or 18 cores aren't really going to help you that much anyway, for all that extra cash - AND those CPUs have lower performance in more common applications (single- low-thread apps). Not worth it. Intel isn't even on the table, of course. If you're reading this in the future: these benchmarks have multiple categories for a reason. Read and think. Find the best combination for what you intend to do with it - not some arbitrary "the best" overall. There is no such thing, because you won't be using your computer for Overall, now will you? [Aug '19 spacefiddle]

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