IntelAW8063801106200
IntelBX80677I77700K

4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.4GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.2GHz, Kaby Lake.
Release date: Q1 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 778,239 user samples
65,927 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 69% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 42% Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
SPEED RANK: 567th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
712,312 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 71% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 71% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 188th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.8 % 84.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+39%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
76.8 Pts 89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
75.7 Pts 127 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+68%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
145 Pts 242 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+67%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
245 Pts 426 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+74%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
353 Pts 647 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+83%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87 Pts 96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+11%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
86.3 Pts 142 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+65%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
169 Pts 275 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+63%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
305 Pts 482 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+58%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
429 Pts 737 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+72%
Market Share
Based on 67,718,872 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.06 % 1.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,583%
Value
Value For Money
54.2 % 87.5 % Much better value.
+61%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
56 % 83 % Much more popular.
+48%
Price
Price (score)
$420 $242 Much cheaper.
+42%
Age
Newest
147 Months 87 Months Much more recent.
+41%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
45 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+51%
91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.4 GHz 4.2 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+75%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 4.5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+32%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
434 Pts 747 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+72%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
361 Pts 662 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+83%
Series
CPU Architecture
Ivy Bridge Kaby Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCPGA988 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4000 HD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date
Q3'12 Q1'17
Cache
Cache
6 MB SmartCache 8 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions
AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Lithography
Lithography
22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price
$378.00 $339.00 - $350.00
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz 4.50 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed
5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Base Frequency
650 MHz 350.00 MHz
Package Size
Package Size
37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B) 37.5mm x 37.5mm
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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The Core i7-7700K is Intel’s flagship Kaby Lake based CPU which is reported to have the same IPC as its predecessor, Skylake. Comparing the 7700K and 6700K shows that both average effective speed and peak overclocked speed are up by 7%. Most of the increase in average effective speed is explained by the 5% boost in base clocks from 4.0 to 4.2 GHz. The improved peak lab speed is attributable to a combination of better overclocking capacity and improvements in Intel’s speedshift technology which make the 7700K slightly more responsive. Kaby Lake also has marginally better HD 630 integrated graphics. The i7-7700K is priced similarly to the i7-6700K so for top end gaming and workstation builds, the 7700K is the clear choice for 2017. AMD’s Ryzen will release later this year so things could change at that time. [Jan '17 CPUPro]

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