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CSGO Dust 2 1080p Max	270 EFps		284 EFps	Slightly Better CSGO EFps. +5%
GTAV Franklin & Lamar 1080p Max	108 EFps	+2%	106 EFps
Overwatch Temple of Anubis 1080p Max	134 EFps		139 EFps	+4%
PUBG M249 Training 1080p Max	125 EFps		139 EFps	Better PUBG EFps. +11%
Fortnite UserBenchmark Island 1080p Max	145 EFps	+4%	139 EFps

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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: 188^th / 1442

Gaming 84%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 70%

Battleship

70,951 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 100% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 81% Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 81% Great: 100%

SPEED RANK: 128^th / 1442

Gaming 92%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 84%

Aircraft carrier


Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.2 %			92.2 %	Slightly faster effective speed. +9%


10 Mar21\|HardwareLUXX Processor non grata: Rocket Lake-S...			23 %	BFV 14%, SotTR 24%, MetroEx 29%, Divis2 24%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...	82 %	CSGO 82%
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...			12 %^OC	Hitm2 13%^OC, SotTR 13%^OC, F119 9%^OC, RDR2 15%^OC, TWarTKC 16%^OC, Divis2 5%^OC
28 May20\|Gamers Nexus Best CPUs of 2020 So Far (Gaming, ...			15 %	Hitm2 15%, SotTR 18%, F119 14%, RDR2 19%, Divis2 12%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	89.6 Pts	90.5 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	127 Pts	137 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	242 Pts	268 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +11%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	426 Pts	505 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +19%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	647 Pts	825 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +28%


Memory OC Memory Latency	96.5 Pts	96.6 Pts	+0%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	142 Pts	149 Pts	+5%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	275 Pts	296 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +8%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	482 Pts	569 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +18%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	737 Pts	918 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +25%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	1.11 %	Hugely higher market share. +226%	0.34 %
Value Value For Money	88.7 %		111 %	Better value. +25%
User Rating UBM User Rating	83 %		89 %	Slightly more popular. +7%
Price Price (score)	$230		$144	Much cheaper. +38%


Age Newest	87 Months		47 Months	Much more recent. +46%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	91 Watts	More energy efficient. +27%	125 Watts
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		14 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	+2%	4.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz		4.8 GHz	Slightly faster turbo frequency. +7%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	747 Pts		1154 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +54%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	662 Pts		1041 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +57%


Series CPU Architecture	Kaby Lake	Comet Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 630	UHD 630
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'17	Q2'20
Cache Cache	8 MB	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.50 GHz	4.80 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D (130W)	PCG 2015D
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	128 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350.00 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.20 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2.0	2
Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	Yes
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	3
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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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Intel’s tenth gen, six-core i5-10600K is one of the fastest consumer CPUs currently available. Out of the box, its maximum all core frequency is 4.5 GHz, but a simple overclock allows all 12 threads to hit 5.0 GHz. Although a new Z490 (LGA1200) motherboard is required, Intel have indicated that LGA1200 will remain compatible with Rocket Lake CPUs which are due later this year. The eight-core Ryzen 3700X currently competes in the 10600K’s price bracket. CPU based encoding is akin to using hair clippers on a lawn but If dedicated hardware such as NVENC or QuickSync is not an option, the 3700X can outperform the 10600K in encoding workloads such as UserBenchmark 64-core, Cinebench, Blender-CPU and Handbrake-CPU. Meanwhile, the 10600K is better for almost everything else. Currently, the real problem with the 10600K, and much of the Comet Lake line up, is availability. Whilst there was a paper launch in Q2 2020, at the time of writing, the 10600K is still largely unavailable for purchase. In order to achieve better value for money, without compromising on gaming performance, it is necessary to consider the older generation 9600K which is 26% cheaper and offers similar gaming performance. ^{[Jun '20 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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