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

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.3GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 275,694 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
80,688 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 77% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 47% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Poor: 47% Great: 77%
SPEED RANK: 473rd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
75.8 % Faster effective speed.
+12%
67.6 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.4 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+9%
78.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
120 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+20%
100 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
237 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+18%
201 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
379 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+17%
324 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
403 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+17%
345 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
90.9 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
144 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+29%
112 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
286 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+29%
222 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
490 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+23%
399 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
504 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+22%
412 Pts
Market Share
Based on 69,039,239 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.45 % Hugely higher market share.
+165%
0.17 %
Value
Value For Money
107 % Much better value.
+53%
69.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
74 % More popular.
+17%
63 %
Price
Price (score)
$80 Much cheaper.
+67%
$246
Age
Newest
94 Months More recent.
+15%
110 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Faster base frequency.
+15%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
510 Pts Faster OC 64-core speed.
+23%
414 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
407 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+16%
350 Pts
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 HD 530
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 HD 530
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q1'17 Q3'15
Cache
Cache
6 MB 6 MB SmartCache
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$242.00 - $243.00 $213.00 - $224.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
4.20 GHz 3.9 GHz
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 630 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
350.00 MHz 350 MHz
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡
No Yes
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
No Yes

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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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