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

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen2.
Release date: Q3 2019.

CSGO
Dust 2 1080p Max
270 EFps Better CSGO EFps.
+16%
233 EFps
GTAV
Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max
108 EFps Slightly Better GTAV EFps.
+7%
101 EFps
Overwatch
Temple of Anubis 1080p Max
134 EFps +2% 131 EFps
PUBG
M249 Training 1080p Max
125 EFps Slightly Better PUBG EFps.
+5%
119 EFps
Fortnite
UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max
145 EFps Better Fortnite EFps.
+11%
131 EFps
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,784,951 user samples
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: 209th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
1,072,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 92% Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 73% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Poor: 73% Great: 92%
SPEED RANK: 219th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
84.2 % +1% 83.1 %
14 Nov19|PCGamer
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review
4 % Hitm2 1%, FarC5 10%, StrangeB 2%, TWarW2 3%, SotTR 3%, ACO 0%, MetroEx 5%, MESoW 7%, Divis2 2%
10 Mar21|HardwareLUXX
Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...
BFV 1% 12 % SotTR 14%, MetroEx 21%, Divis2 14%
22 Nov22|Gamers Nexus
Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...
82 % CSGO 82%
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...
5 % OC Hitm2 3% OC, SotTR 4% OC, F119 8% OC, Divis2 4% OC
28 May20|Gamers Nexus
Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...
F119 1% 2 % Hitm2 3%, SotTR 2%, Divis2 3%
30 Oct19|Gamers Nexus
Intel i9-9900KS Review: Overclocki...
TWarW2 3% 1 % Hitm2 2%, F118 3%, GTAV 3%, SotTR 0%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
89.6 Pts Lower memory latency.
+17%
76.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
127 Pts 133 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
242 Pts 259 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+7%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
426 Pts 483 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
647 Pts 792 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+22%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
96.5 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+10%
87.5 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
142 Pts +1% 141 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
275 Pts 281 Pts +2%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
482 Pts 546 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
737 Pts 869 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+18%
Market Share
Based on 69,052,293 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.91 % 1.14 % Higher market share.
+25%
Value
Value For Money
100 % 113 % Better value.
+13%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
85 % 93 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
Price
Price (score)
$148 $90 Much cheaper.
+39%
Age
Newest
94 Months 64 Months Much more recent.
+32%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm 7 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+50%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Faster base frequency.
+17%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+7%
4.2 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
747 Pts 1,091 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+46%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
662 Pts 999 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+51%
Series
CPU Architecture
Kaby Lake Zen2
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM4
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 630 None

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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AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is a 6-core, 12-threaded processor which succeeds the Ryzen 5 2600 improving upon it by 13% in terms of overclocked performance. The 3600 is in competition with Intel’s 6-core i5-9600K. AMD continues to push the multi-core performance envelope: benchmarks show that the 3600 has a 27% overclocked 64-core lead over the 9600K but that the i5-9600K leads by 14% on single to hex core workloads which translates to 10% higher EFps in most of the today’s top games (e.g. PUBG, GTAV and CSGO). Additionally, the 3600's memory controller, although significantly improved over previous Ryzen iterations, still has limited bandwidth and high latency which adversely impacts gaming. Weaknesses in memory architecture are not readily picked up by CPU benchmarks but they are apparent whilst gaming. Cheaper CPUs such as the 9400F deliver better gaming performance in nearly all of today’s popular games. At $190 USD, the 3600 offers good value for purely workstation tasks such as film production but streamers should look elsewhere. Streaming with dedicated hardware such as NVENC or a separate stream PC will nearly always result in fewer dropped frames. The masterfully hyped Ryzen 3600 may well be the best CPU for multimedia producers on a tight budget but in today's market there are faster and less expensive alternatives for gamers, streamers and general desktop users. [Jun '19 CPUPro]

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